Tignon Laws

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo Black women
Creole women
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:Louisiana
1786
gptkbp:effect regulated dress of women of African descent
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Spanish_colonial_government
gptkbp:historicalName Spanish colonial rule in Louisiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tignon Laws
gptkbp:legacy influenced Creole fashion
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkbp:purpose to enforce social hierarchy
gptkbp:relatedTo African American history
history of slavery in the United States
sumptuary laws
gptkbp:requires wearing of a tignon (headscarf)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tignon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7