Two pages double-spaced, 12 point font. Read ch. 1 Black Hair in Bondage 1400-1899 What did you

find most interesting and what made the most impact on you and explain why? Give at least two

examples. Be sure to include at least five of the following points, issues or topics from the

chapter I have highlighted below. Be sure to cite examples, ideas, concepts and comments from the

reading. Essays that are too broad and general will receive less credit. – black hair and the role

of evolution – diversity of black hair – social, aesthetic, religious, cultural and symbolic

significance – how colonialism and need for labor was related to slave trade – significance of

shaving hair of newly enslaved Africans – how first slaves were also indentured servants and why

that is important – how indentured servitudes evolved into slavery and how laws helped bring this

about – mixing among European men and Black and Native American women and how they were seen as

“outsiders.” – Mixing of races early on in U.S. – Impact of slavery on hair care – How field vs.

house slaves wore their hair differently and why – Early white attitudes toward black hair and how

this became a way to control slaves – How slaves fought back against efforts to denigrate their

hair – How black hair care shifted toward imitating white hair styles and its impact – Economic

importance of “straight” hair for slaves and free Blacks – How lighter skin was connected to

straight hair – Historical roots and meaning of “good” vs.”bad” hair – Role of racism and “self

hate” – How many African Americans questioned and challenged the idea that straight hair was

superior – Role of “Mullato elite” and its significance today – “bona fide” free Blacks vs. “sot

free” Blacks – “comb test” “brown bag test” – what is “intracial discrimination” and how was it

practiced in the Black community? – role of emancipation and advertising in hair care you can find

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