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Did you know Cornrows were used to help enslaved Africans escape slavery?
Slaves used cornrows to transfer information and create maps to the north.

Since enslaved Africans were not allowed to read or write, they had to pass information through cornrows.

It is believed to have originated in Colombia, South America, where Benkos Bioho, in the late 1500’s came up with the idea to have women create maps and deliver messages through their cornrows. They were also called “canerows” to represent the sugarcane fields that enslaved Africans worked in.

One style had curved braids, tightly braided on their heads. The curved braids would represent the roads they would use to escape.

Also, in their braids, they kept gold and hid seeds, which helped them survive after they escaped. They would use the seeds to plant crops once they were liberated.

Cornrows was the best way to not give back any suspicion to the owner. He would never figure out such a hairstyle would mean they would escape or the route they would take.