I know there have been lots of rumours over the last few years. Here is some information taken from an NBC article..
The term “Black Friday” originally had no connection to shopping, says Nancy Koehn, a historian and professor at the Harvard Business School. It described a financial panic in 1869 that resulted from investors Jay Gould and Jim Fisk driving up gold prices and ultimately causing the market to crash. Since its 19th century inception, the term “Black Friday” has generally been used to describe other bad events or negative situations, like workers not showing up to their jobs the day after Thanksgiving, Koehn says.
The first time “Black Friday” specifically referred to shopping the day after Thanksgiving was in the 1950s. Police in Philadelphia complained about an influx of people coming to the city to shop the day after Thanksgiving, calling it a “Black Friday” because they had to control crowds. From there, the term was used to describe shopping on that day and gained momentum with each passing year.
Originally, retailers were upset about the name “Black Friday” because the term had a negative connotation, Koehn says. Efforts arose to call it “Big Friday” instead, but they ultimately failed. Retailers then changed the narrative and decided that Black Friday is when they’re supposed to be “in the black,” a financial phrase describing the profitability and prosperity of a business, in contrast to being “in the red,” or in a deficit.
Koehn says the idea of positioning Black Friday as a shopping holiday “galloped forward” between the 1970s and 1980s, which she attributes to retailers instigating competition among themselves and expanding the deals they offered.
Overall, “there was no defining moment that made us call Black Friday ‘Black Friday,’” says Koehn. “It’s really the evolution of language and definition, retail practices and consumers responding to that.”
I’ve spent much of the last decade studying the real history of the deep state and its origins. From this angle, you miss very little. What isn’t taught in schools would be a very long book.
I appreciate your ideas David, but here I believe we will have to agree to disagree ❤️ I don’t believe the term Black Friday had anything to do with the sale of people, I’ve looked for proof of this myself in the past, and other than occasional anecdote arising in the last few years, it isn’t to be found.
Hello Cheryl,
This is a very difficult subject to talk about because England America and Europe are trying to rewrite history. Yes your correct Black Friday is to do with selling people infact the selling of African slaves. We are talk well back from 400 years in 1700tn from when they was talking Africans and selling them in Europe England and America the slaves Atlantica triangle. From African to England to America and the Caribbean. Atlantic triangle. From Africa to Europe to America and to the Caribbean.
Now that we know that part of history of Slavery. Let know about Black Friday history. When a slaves is broken or too old in age or much too young to work. They or sold off very cheap at bargain prices to street markets, they have their street markets every Friday and that is where the name comes from. Black Friday selling lives stocks at bargain prices. Now you also know where the stock market get its names fron selling live stocks which is slaves. The stock market. And Black Friday. That is the history of the stock market and the history of Black Friday.
You can find all the information in the Libraries of Banks, in government libraries, in history Museums libraries that are all open to the members of the public. Do your research if your really interested or Curious.
This has all been born from a 2018 internet hoax. It’s nonsense. That is the only place research will lead you to again and again on this matter.
Don’t allow yourself to be misguided my friend.
Your mention of the stock market sparks interest! However you would need to be looking further back to 1666 to truly understand!
Hello Cheryl,
This is now common knowledge you can do your research on the English stock Exchange on live stocks. I’m not going into this with you because you yourself clearly don’t know your own history. I know my history as far back when my great great grandmother in West Africa, when my great grandmother was given her freedom as the slave owner married her. This is my family history. How far back you your history. Do your on the stock market the stock exchange history it common knowledge. You can check this in any government library’s that available to the public. I know you refused to listen to the truth about your dark history. I know my history I know your history and Caribbean history and America dark history when it was known as the New World, the European settled in the New World very dark history and bloody history full of blood and death. You should learn about the European settled in the New World. Learn about the English stock Exchange. That’s all I’m going to say you to you. Your need to learn in common knowledge, Learn and Lloyds Bank, Barclays Bank. LIoyds Bank use to be a Insurance what’s company to insure the live stocks which are slaves for any losses or damage to the live stocks from Africa to England on to America then on to the Caribbean Islands Jamaica. This information when I was is Jamaica with my family take me to the Library the museum all the information is there on Slavery, slaves fron Africa the Atlantic trade triangle. I guess you don’t know what the means do you. Go to your Library and learn about your history like all the little children’s do!! I really don’t have anything more to say to you. And about my own family history from Africa to Jamaica its not worth talking more if your refused to know the truth. No Nonsense here that I can tell you for true!!!
I wasn’t too sure and went to Google and there are lots of things flagged as false news on there with quite awful reasons as to why it is called that but it is quite correct from what I can find researching what Sheryl said above!
Hello Catherine,
Yes true there is a lot of fake news, because the true original Black Friday, they are trying to hide history. I will tell you my history and America England and Europe history of Black Friday. They don’t teach you at school. Before I tell you first I’m waiting for more comments, Before I tell the true history of Black Friday.
Thank you Catherine for your comment
I look forward to hearing more always eager to learn!
Hello Catherine,
It’s to do with slave, every Friday they have street markets where you can buy broken slaves or very old, or too young for work. They are sold on the street markets at very cheap bargain prices every Friday which is where the name comes from Black Friday, selling of living stocks which are slaves. Even the Stock market selling of lives stocks which are slaves. That is how the stocks market first started. The name stocks. Selling on live stocks slaves. People taking away from Africa sold to England to Europe to America to the Caribbean Islands sold into Slavery. That is the true history of Black Friday and the true history of the Stock Exchange Stock market selling of lives stocks which are slaves.
Hello Cheryl,
No, the NBC article, is completely wrong. Yes I’m not saying that isn’t true. But they are hiding the true history of America history 17.05 and later years 18.00’s. The true history of Black Friday. I will tell you my family history but I’m first waiting for more comments. Then I will tell you my and America and the Caribbean and Europe and England history of Black Friday what they don’t teach you at school.
Thank you Cheryl for your comment