Mark A. Johnson
@baconscholar.bsky.social
I am an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Author of American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon.
“It’s the legacy of slavery that turned the tip in the United States from a bonus or extra on top of a wage, to a wage itself,” explains Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United).
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“It’s the legacy of slavery that turned the tip in the United States from a bonus or extra on top of a wage, to a wage itself,” explains Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United).
After emancipation, the restaurant and hospitality industries hired newly emancipated Black women and men.
They paid them no wage–leaving them to rely on patrons’ gratuities
“Simply put, tipping was introduced as a way to exploit the labor of former slaves.” — @splcenter.org
They paid them no wage–leaving them to rely on patrons’ gratuities
“Simply put, tipping was introduced as a way to exploit the labor of former slaves.” — @splcenter.org
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
After emancipation, the restaurant and hospitality industries hired newly emancipated Black women and men.
They paid them no wage–leaving them to rely on patrons’ gratuities
“Simply put, tipping was introduced as a way to exploit the labor of former slaves.” — @splcenter.org
They paid them no wage–leaving them to rely on patrons’ gratuities
“Simply put, tipping was introduced as a way to exploit the labor of former slaves.” — @splcenter.org
Wait until he finds out about Black Americans who were here before the Civil War.
July 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Wait until he finds out about Black Americans who were here before the Civil War.
For Vance, the answer seems to be people who were here before the Civil War?
That would mean the President does not…lol
That would mean the President does not…lol
July 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For Vance, the answer seems to be people who were here before the Civil War?
That would mean the President does not…lol
That would mean the President does not…lol