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Europeans Quickly Stomped Out Traditional African Hairstyles

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The hairstyles Europeans did encounter hundreds of years ago are not too far off from the hairstyles today. Many native Africans styled their hair in braids, twists, and locks.

As Africans were horrifically forced into slavery, their traditional hairstyles slowly disappeared. Dehumanizing their hair was the first step in dehumanizing them as people.