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HistoryPod Extra: Debunking the origin of ‘Black Friday’
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:04:08
Publish Date: 2017-11-23 05:35:47
Description: Every year on the day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving, millions of shoppers head to the stores to take advantage of cut-price deals offered by retailers. The day has become known as Black Friday, but the origin of the name has recently become the focus of viral social media images. I first noticed an image referring to the origins of the Black Friday name in 2013, as it began to circulate on social media. This image showed an image of a slave market, accompanied by text that claimed the name came from the practice of slave traders selling slaves ...
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