Looking for clothing worn in slavery.?

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Burlap, often, or traditional dress. Or cast off clothing in terrible condition. Only "house slaves" were allowed a decent set of clothing, so as not to embarress their owners.
West African styles and adornments were very prevalent in the Antebellum South and even more so today in contemporary society. During the earliest beginnings of African slavery in North America, those slaves had nothing but the clothes on their back if lucky, and the knowledge of how to make the clothes they were used to wearing. "The clothing worn during the period of slavery was not stylistically static; it changed as fashions always do. Although at certain times and in certain locales dress codes were enforced, industrial mechanizations of manufacture allowed for more changes in clothing styles than at any time previously," (Foster, 1997, pg. 10). West African clothing is very popular because of the energetic colors and comfortable texture of the materials. This clothing is also very practical and often holds traditional value and importance

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