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Black Friday –where exactly did the term originate from

Wycliffe Musalia by Wycliffe Musalia
November 26, 2019
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First coined in the United States, the term Black Friday has
gone globally viral in the field of business, often used during the month of November.

Black Friday follows a Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of
November, before the Christmas shopping season.

During the day, many stores offer highly promoted sales on products,
as a marketing strategy to increase sales.

However, there have been myths and believes about the origin
of the word Black Friday.

Many people, especially Black Americans, believe that that
is the day Slaves were sold on discount a thanks giving day.

Several images have been going round the internet depicting how
the history of Black Friday was born.

Here are some of the images and descriptions of Black
Friday.

All these images tell the myths and believes about Black Friday.

Tags: black fridayChristmasJumia black fridayKenyaslave tradeUS
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Wycliffe Musalia

Wycliffe Musalia

Wycliffe Musalia is a skilled digital media professional with over 7 years of experience in digital media, editing, social media, writing, and photography. Currently the Editor at News9.africa. Musalia has completed the full Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab Advance digital reporting workshop and attained full certification. He has undergone Procurement Fraud and Public Finance Management Training conducted by the Kenya Editors’ Guild in collaboration with the Institute of Economic Affairs. He previously spent over a year in a professional capacity as a Business Editor at TUKO.co.ke, news writer at FarmBiz Africa, an editorial intern, digital reporter, and online sub-editor at the Royal Media Services and the Standard Media Group, respectively. Reach out via email: [email protected], [email protected].

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