Statements (15)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1786
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gptkbp:effect |
mandated head coverings
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
Governor Esteban Rodríguez Miró
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gptkbp:historicalName |
Spanish colonial rule in Louisiana
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tignon Law of 1786
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gptkbp:legacy |
influenced Creole fashion
symbol of resistance and identity |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Spanish_Louisiana
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gptkbp:purpose |
regulate dress of women of African descent
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gptkbp:relatedGroup |
free women of color
enslaved women |
gptkbp:requires |
women of African descent to wear tignons
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tignon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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