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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/thewickerstan on 2025-02-06 04:26:36+00:00.

Original Title: TiL that the ice cream flavor Butter Pecan gained popularity during the Jim Crow era as an alternative to Vanilla, a flavor that African Americans were often forbidden by white Southerners from eating solely because of its white color.