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**Title:** The Evolution of Afro-Textured Hair Perception: From Stigma to Celebration
**Summary:**
* The media often portrays long, straight hair as the beauty standard for women, which doesn't apply to afro-textured hair.
* Historically, afro-textured hair was valued in Africa (e.g., in West Africa, 15th century), but the transatlantic slave trade and colonization led to its stigmatization.
* During slavery, African hair was dehumanized, and after emancipation, chemical straightening became popular as a means to "elevate" status.
* The Civil Rights and Black Power movements (mid-20th century) sparked a resurgence in embracing natural afro-textured hair.
* Today, while there's still a long way to go, black hair is being celebrated (e.g., in events like Curlfest, media, and legislation like California's CROWN Act, which bans hair-based discrimination).
* The natural hair movement promotes self-acceptance, challenging traditional beauty standards that privilege European features.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, excluding opinions, with each fact numbered and in short sentences:
**Historical Facts**
1. Alvis Kadamosto made two trips to Africa in the mid-1400s and wrote positively about the people and their hair.
2. In Kadamosto's accounts, West Africans' hair was described as being woven and tied into "neat tresses".
3. Trans-Atlantic enslavement did not exist during Kadamosto's time, contributing to his positive observations.
4. Slavery was abolished in 1865.
5. During slavery, the hair of black people was compared to animals to justify inhumane exploitation.
**Social and Cultural Facts**
6. A hierarchy emerged during slavery, where those with more European features, including looser textured hair, had more opportunities.
7. This hierarchy persisted through emancipation and up until the present day.
8. Chemical hair straightening products gained popularity among black people after slavery as a means of financial empowerment.
9. The Civil Rights Movement and Black Power Movement led to a shift in embracing natural black hair in the mid-20th century.
**Contemporary Facts**
10. California became the first state to pass the CROWN Act in 2019, banning race-based hair discrimination.
11. Six other states followed California's lead in passing similar legislation.
12. The natural hair movement is recognized as being more than just about hair, but also a lifestyle and learning to be comfortable in one's own skin.
**Specific Event and Media Facts**
13. The movie Black Panther (2018) was the first Hollywood production to feature an on-screen world populated almost entirely by women with Type 4 hair.
14. TV shows like "The Jeffersons" showcased iconic black figures with natural hair during the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements.