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Did you know Cornrows were used to help slaves escape slavery?
A SHORT THREAD!
A SHORT THREAD!
Slaves used cornrows to transfer information and create maps to the north. Since slaves 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
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 & deliver messages through their cornrows. They were also called “canerows” to represent the sugarcane fields that slaves worked in.
