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A white plantation owner.

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CaribDigita
Mar 30, 2009 4:58pm
It is thought this was originally "Backrow Johnny" as in where poor whites had to sit in church on Sunday (in the old time days.)  The upper classes sat to the front and the poor whites had to sit in the back.  Overtime it was shortend to "Bakra Johnny"...
CaribDigita
Mar 31, 2009 1:45pm
Google books on "Backra Johnny".  http://books.google.com/books?id=mUC4PA7ZedYC&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=back+row+Johnny+backra&source=bl&ots=cf3OcBETLQ&sig=S7MTfALr-nJ_bpX-e2t4FUgr8Kg&hl=en&ei=A1bSSfenM-H5lAfVh_2PBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result
heretic
Apr 16, 2009 1:07pm
That's interesting.

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