s la very ▁solution ▁was ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁l ye , ▁egg ▁and ▁pot ato , ▁which ▁burn ed ▁the ▁scal p ▁upon ▁contact . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁Black ▁hair ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁United ▁States , ▁natural ▁af ro - text ured ▁hair ▁was ▁transformed ▁from ▁a ▁simple ▁expression ▁of ▁style ▁into ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁political ▁statement . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁fundamental ▁tool ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁movement ▁in ▁America , ▁and ▁"[ h ] air ▁came ▁to ▁symbol ize ▁either ▁a ▁continued ▁move ▁toward ▁integration ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁political ▁system ▁or ▁a ▁growing ▁cry ▁for ▁Black ▁power ▁and ▁national ism ." ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁the ▁ideal ized ▁Black ▁person ▁( es pecially ▁Black ▁women ) ▁" had ▁many ▁Euro cent ric ▁features , ▁including ▁ha irst yles ." ▁However , ▁during ▁the ▁movement , ▁the ▁Black ▁community ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁define ▁their ▁own ▁ide als ▁and ▁beauty ▁standards , ▁and ▁hair ▁became ▁a ▁central ▁icon ▁which ▁was ▁" prom oted ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁challeng ing ▁main stream ▁standards ▁regarding ▁hair ". ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁af ro - text ured ▁hair ▁" was ▁at ▁its ▁height ▁of ▁polit ic ization ", ▁and ▁we aring ▁an ▁Af ro ▁was ▁an ▁easily ▁distinguish able ▁physical ▁expression ▁of ▁Black ▁pride ▁and ▁the ▁re jection ▁of ▁soci etal ▁norm s . ▁J esse ▁Jackson , ▁a ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁says ▁that ▁" the ▁way ▁[ he ] ▁wore ▁[ his ] ▁hair ▁was ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁re bell