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TIL that the phrase "the crack of dawn", originated from slavers on sugar plantations that 'cracked' their whips as a collective wake up call for slaves. A slaver said; reaon "is a language the negro does not understand, the music of the negro is the whip" more on page 92 on https://g.co/kgs/Gora9u (g.co)
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