While today "cracker" is a term often used as a generalized racial slur against whites by people of color, it originated as a term higher status whites used to describe poor whites who were viewed as dangerous, lawless, shiftless, lazy, and as people who often associated with other stigmatized groups.

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This is the accurate history of the term "cracker."

While Today "Cracker" Is a Term Often Used as a Generalized