OMG! I how disgusting! I do remember being taught square dancing in school. Who knew it was created by racists for waging a culture war?
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It wasn't!
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I mean, I knew that Henry Ford was a notorious racist. But damn! Say it ain't so!
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This came from a satirical site meant to be funny! Square Dancing goes back to the early 19th century in N. America, and cenuries in Europe...
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Oh, thank God! I was beginning to doubt reality lol!
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Better detail, and a little less spec-u-latin' about this here:https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7ihbye/did_henry_ford_really_promote_the_square_dance_to/ …
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Cute story but it's not factual! Notice it comes from BoingBoing & was written by a Wonkette (satirical) writer? Square dancing goes back centuries in Europe & became very popular in North America in the 19th century!! Check sources...
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Fuck me. The U.S. of A. are a weird place with some weird traditions…. Well, learned something new tonight.
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It's not true...this comes from a satirical site and was written by a Wonkette writer. Meant to be funny!
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Ah! Need to tell friend, one thing less then on his list of ‘things invented by Americans’. Thanks!
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In the land of Liberty, where the folk dance is everyone following the commands of someone who isn't dancing.
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