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Headwraps

"The Tignon Laws of 1786 are proof that Black hair has always been policed in America. Passed during a time where creole, mulatto, and women of African descent would adorn their textured hair with gems, beads, and other accents that made them stand out from white women, these laws were designed to regulate our hair." [ Samantha Callender, Essence Magazine] Read More

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Free women of color with their children and servants in a landscape

Malawi's Policy and Priorities in a Globalized World, 7 June 2012

Free woman of color with quadroon daughter

A lady smokes her cigar in the Vieja district of Havana, Cuba

Woman with a headscarf in profile - Water colour

Plantation slave

Portrait of a wealthy African

A Moor in a Turban

Namaqua girls

A West Indian Flower Girl and Two other Free Women of Color

Portrait of a young black man

A linen market in Dominica

Portrait of African woman Catherine

-Dido Elizabeth Belle

Woman with headscarf and hat

Portrait of a young woman