• DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Actually goes back even further.

    During slavery being able to cross water was a superpower for escaping slaves. Blood hounds would lose the scent.

    If a master saw one slave swimming, everyone would be whipped. Pretty soon, the older slaves would stop any kid who went into the river.

    Also https://nabsdivers.org/

      • DagwoodIII@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        Here’s another fact I learned recently.

        Back in the early days of movies, it was common for a vaudeville to show a one reel cartoon in the middle of the live acts.

        Because blackface performers were popular in those days a lot of the early cartoon were based on blackface comedians.

        That’s why so many wear white gloves, have black bodies and white lips.