Smithville, TN - Music lovers will have an opportunity to catch some rising stars in Downtown Smithville on February 2, when the Harvester hosts an official Qualifying Round in the statewide Tennessee Songwriters Week 2023 contest.
Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Tourism as a lead-in to annual Tennessee Songwriters Week (www.tnsongwritersweek.com), and held the last week of February, the competition gives songwriters in all musical genres the chance to perform their best orig .
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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.”