No, 'Cracker Barrel' Is Not A Reference To Slavery, As Twitter Suggests
02/09/21 AT 12:27 PM
A thread on the popular social networking site Twitter alleges the name and logo of restaurant chain Cracker Barrel is laced with racist references. A close look at history suggests that’s not the case, though there is a history of discrimination.
A Twitter user with the handle DOMODADONN posted an image online suggesting part of the script that makes up the logo is reminiscent of a whip.
“Cracker was a slang term for whip. That’s why Blacks called whites crackers, from the crack of the whip,” the caption reads. “A cracker barrel is a barrel that held the whips for sale at the country store.”