What Is The Afro Trend Of The Civil Rights Movement In The 1960's

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During the civil rights movements in the 1960’s many African Americans wanted a look that represented who they were as people a look that would unmistakably depict them as African American proud of who they are. Expression like “black is beautiful” and songs like “I’m black and I’m proud” many African American were taking a stand. A stand against the past and slavery and stand for their rights as American citizens and a stand to state that they will be accepted for who they are. This began the Afro trend of the mid 1960’s. This trend started with young civil rights workers who wanted to defy what society deemed it should be, act or look like so they resorted back to their African roots and wore their hair in Afro which undeniable forced people

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