Article: The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Kumari Kelly column: Scattered amid din, there was racial harmony.(Column)

Byline: Kumari Kelly

Aug. 5--Is Cracker a dirty word?

I had never heard that term used to describe a person until I moved to Florida, but after inquiring a bit I discovered I'd certainly known Louisiana versions of the same growing up in a rural part of that state.

They may not be called Crackers in Louisiana, but there's an entire culture of independent, Southern-proud white people -- not Cajuns at all -- who could crash any Florida Cracker reunion without raising suspicion.

Florida Southern College professor of history James M. Denham discusses Cracker culture in his paper titled "The Black and White of Florida Cracker Lives: Shared ...

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