History of Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road

from Comedy History 101 · host Harmon Leon

You know the classic childhood joke: Why did the chicken cross the road? Seems harmless, right? Well, this seemingly carefree joke has ugly disturbing origins - rooted in American racism. Eeewww! We dive into the origins of this anti-joke - and show how things aren’t what they seem to be… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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