The distinctively cone-shaped, backcombed and lacquered mountain of hair would last for many days, with a bit of tweaking and lashings of Aqua Net. The beehive is a classic vintage 1960s hairstyle and one of the enduring symbols of the early sixties. Ultimately, it became so fashionable that white people got their hair permed to be tight and curly. The popularity of the Afro peaked in the late 1960s into the 1970s, during which time it moved from being a political statement into being fashionable. The hair was teased into the classic round Afro hairstyle with a wide-toothed Afro pick. The trend for longer hair continued along with the rise of political activism. ![]() Hair gradually became fuller and longer throughout the 1960s. Natural hair was a strong political symbol of black pride and identity. The American Civil Rights Movement influenced students, activists and jazz musicians (like Nina Simone) to leave their hair natural and not straightened as a symbol of racial pride. ![]() ![]() However, towards the end of the fifties, the hair slowly started being left natural and cut short. ![]() Many black women had straightened their hair during the forties and fifties because it was considered to be the socially acceptable way to dress one’s hair.
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