My neighbors to the north are Georgia, Northern FL Panhandle transplants. Been here (CA) a lot of years and they still refer to themselves as Crackers. I was surprised because back in the dark ages when I was knee high, my nanny used the word as you describe it. She was black and from Georgia. She is also the first person I ever heard use the word "nigger." She said both with the same tone of voice.
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