CNN Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown June 1, 2014 05:57:00
Scholars have suggested the word juk came from the gullah, descendants of enslaved africans, and it meant wicked or disorderly, to dance, or a place of shelter. juke joints started as plantation community rooms during slavery times. they went on to become the small, private african-american run bars, clubs, and lounges, first in rural areas, then in towns and cities, where workers could dance, drink, party, and gamble as a respite from the hard labor of delta sharecropping, tenant farming, house...
Enslaved Africans Juke Joints African American Community Run Bars Plantation Community Rooms During Slavery Times Hard Labor
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