Cracker Barrel was founded in 1969 and is famous for its classic Southern comfort food, but earlier this week it trended on Twitter when users began calling into question the meaning behind the name of the popular food chain.
One Twitter user tweeted a meme with the allegation that “cracker was a slang term for whip,” explaining “thats why blacks called whites crackers, from the crack of a whip.” The tweet accuses the restaurant chain of exhibiting “racism in your face!!” and goes on to connect the logo to slavery, stating that the “whip” can be seen connecting the “R” and “K” of the name.
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