- Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:40 pm
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Country blues legend Lead Belly is credited with the earliest woke reference
The Song “Scottsboro Boys” describes what happened in 1931 when 9 Black teenagers were accused of raping two white women in Scottsboro, Arkansas.
“I made this little song about down there,” Lead Belly says. “So I advise everybody, be a little careful — best stay woke, keep their eyes open.”
https://adeptales.com/2021/03/war-on-woke/