The Tignon Law, established in Louisiana, and adopted by other states, ordered women of color to cover their hair with a headwrap called a tignon. The tignon was intended to signify that Black women were not equal to their Eur0pean counterparts.

It was believed the beautiful and elaborate hairdos and braids, that were even adorned with jewels and feathers, worn by Black women, became 0ffensive and threatening to the social stability of that time(sound familiar).

And as always in Black Girl Magic fashion, we started to tie the tignon in elaborate ways, using beautiful fabrics and patterns, making it apart of our identity that you still see today. What was intended to suppress our unique beauty was used to make us that much more alluring, highlighting our uniqueness even more. Without the knowledge of the past, history is d00med to repeat itself again.