Paper Apologizes for '40 Acres, Mule' Tweet

(The Root) โ€” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is learning that social media and slavery tweets don't mix. Suggested Reading New AI TikTok Trend Has Gorillas Posing as Black Women, and Folks are Pissed Steve Harvey’s Gorgeous $15 Million Once Owned by Tyler Perry Rumi Carter’s Funniest Moment Even Made Beyoncรฉ Stop Singing and Giggle Video will…

(The Root) โ€” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is learning that social media and slavery tweets don't mix.

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An Atlanta man named Willie Lynch recently was the winner of the $1 million Georgia lottery. Historically, "Willie Lynch" is believed to have been the name of a slave owner who gave a speech on how to control slaves on a plantation. The speech was later crafted into a letter โ€” which some historians think is a hoax โ€” that has made its rounds on the Internet.

What isn't a hoax is that someone at the newspaper made the connection between Willie Lynch, the lottery winner, and the other Willie Lynch and decided to tweet, "$1M GA Lottery winner Willie Lynch can get 40 acres and a whole lotta mules." The tweet has since been deleted and an apology has been issued.

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