Love is in the hair! A history of cornrow braids
Forever Ago
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I've Got It!
King Bencoz Bioholl led enslaved people to his refuge in Palenque, using cornrow braids as a secret map. He encouraged the women to take seeds and gold and hide them in their braids. They used the seeds and gold to farm and take back the wealth that was taken from them. Now we have a new home. Hey, that's a good thing. That screaming was giving me a headache. Boingy boingy. Tell me about it. Are we there yet? Not yet. With all this stopping is going to take us forever to get there. I'm having fun.
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