*BLACK EYE PEAS*

It’s black history Month! Did you know Black eyed peas dropped on trails or near the river’s edge were a warning sign that it was not safe to move about.

The peas indicated that patrollers, slave traders and others looking for runaways were in the vicinity and that there were ‘too many eyes watching’ or ‘too many people looking for runaways.

The history of black eye peas is one of the evidences to help trace the origins of African Americans, from the enslaved Bantu people who brought with them this beans from Africa.

The matter clear no clear

Yeye Joshua

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