Saturday, February 10, 2007

The Etymology of Chocolate City


The term "Chocolate City" was first used by Washington, D.C. DJs during the 1970s because of DC's black majority. The term though was popularized by the funk band, Parliament, when they used it as a title for their 1975 album.

The Wikipedia entry on Chocolate City is here.

A post about the term "Chocolate City," and Charles Nagin use of the term to describe New Orleans is here.

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