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Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”
Widespread reports of racist text messages sent to Black Americans saying, "you have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation," are spreading across social mediahttps://t.co ...
A rash of racist text messages sent to minorities nationwide sets off fear and anxiety in wake of presidential election.
The origin of the texts is unknown, with some of them apparently being routed through Poland using anonymizing software. [8] By November 15, twenty-six states and Washington D.C reporting the messages including Alabama, California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Why is the phrase "cotton-picking" used to mean "damned" or "rotten" in the sense of mild profanities? Wiktionary states that it is "Used as a general form of disapproval", and has an example statement from Richard Nixon, yet I can't seem to find any kind of etymology for it anywhere. Laïka 11:22, 12 January 2007 (UTC) Racist origin.
The role of African Americans in the agricultural history of the United States includes roles as the main work force when they were enslaved on cotton and tobacco plantations in the Antebellum South. After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863-1865 most stayed in farming as very poor sharecroppers , who rarely owned land.
Beef tongue or veal tongue is also found in classic recipes for Russian salad. In Austria , Germany and Poland , [ 4 ] it is commonly served either with chrain or with horseradish cream sauce. The traditional Berlin or North German variant adds capers and vinegar to the sauce based on the broth with white roux.
On other occasions, Harry is paired off with a fifteen-year-old red-headed girl called Gertie, who is in the habit of repeatedly asking him riddles while picking cotton. As soon becomes clear, many of these riddles have a provocative content, such as "do you know what is the age of consent?" and "Why does an old maid look under the bed at night ...