Cornrows
— During Atlantic slave trade, many Africans used cornrows to transfer and create maps to leave plantations and the home of their captors. The women would weave the maps in their hair, carving out paths with their cornrows and some patterns were utilized to deliver secret messages. They are an easy go-to style to up chicness, comfort and convenience. However, for some escaped slaves in South America, braids and cornrows were a survival mechanism and led to freedom.
