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<br><font face="Tahoma">I just received a request from a non-linguist friend
who wants to know the origins of the term "cracker" as used by African
Americans to describe Caucasians. Can anyone on the list either provide
that information, or, more likely, suggest a source where I can find the
information?</font><font face="Tahoma"></font>
<p><font face="Tahoma">William Stone</font>
<br><font face="Tahoma">Linguistics Department</font>
<br><font face="Tahoma">N.E.Illinois University</font></html>