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Stereotypes In African-America

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Afros were first worn by Circassian beauties also known as "Moss-haired girls", a group of women in sideshow attractions in the United States by P. T. Barnum. These women were claimed to be from the Circassian people in the Northern Caucasus region, and were marketed to White audiences by the "exotic East" as pure examples of the Caucasian race . Afros became popular in the 1960s in the african-american community when the Black panthers brought it out .The reason I choose the art “estefania afro” is because I have a strong relationship with big and poofy hair. I love big hair just because of the way it looks and feels and wearing things that are different is apart of who I am.I don't think “big hair” is appreciated like it

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