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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.

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Wycliffe Musalia

Wycliffe Musalia

Wycliffe Musalia is the founder and CEO of News 9 Kenya based in Nairobi.He has a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Linguistics, Media, and Communication from Moi University. Musalia writes and reports about politics, sports, technology, business, and world news.

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