The RACIST History Behind Coca-Cola

Did you know that Coke heavily influenced by racism and marketed to premaitly to whites, while Pepsi established a division dedicated to targeting African American customers?
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[@steverangel3284]

That's why I say you can never go wrong with water

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@OpinionatedOG184 Period.

[@Creole_Lady]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Bouldah]

Bottled water was made for the white man blacks still had the tap

[@keelerhastings7109]

I'm 75 years old, Have you ever heard the term " soda water" ? I remember back in Arkansaw, as well as all over the south, they would not give a Coke or Pepsi to black people , they would allow black people to have the bubbly "soda water " only, they would not include the Cola Syrup , which made it a Coca Cola or Pepsi ,

[@tremelthelegacy6715]

I think Flint would disagree

[@Darkanent]

They took one drug (cocaine) out of Coke and put a different drug (Sugar) in...

[@jamesarnette1394]

Sugar and caffeine as well. Both are drugs.

[@Wagyubaby]

Agreed …. Ironically it might have been safer with the cocaine in it!! Does anyone recall a mass withdrawal event when they stopped putting the cocaine in it?

[@peterw.kocsis2520]

​@@WagyubabySounds funnier than hell, but you make a good point! 😂

[@alphatrion100]

But sugar makes you fat and cocaïne keeps you skinny 😂

[@Phil-ui4tm]

Coca leaf extract, not processed concentrated cocaine.

[@MrLoobu]

It's amazing that, even without the cocaine, they invented a temperance drink which was actually more harmful to your health than alcohol 🤣

[@gruivis]

Exactly, they replaced cocaine with something more addictive. Good grief.

[@aaronvu6292]

More harmful than alcohol? Alcohol is a deadliest drug in America. Just looked at the dead tolls causing by alcohol since the establish of records since the early 20 century.

[@MrLoobu]

@aaron vu America is the deadliest country on earth, and that doesn't have much to do with a drug that's been around for thousands of years. Maybe you guys lose your shit on alcohol like a common house wife, most civilized people don't. You can drink beer or wine every day and it never negatively affects your health. If you do that with coke, you're going to be fat and diabetic with no teeth at 45.

[@MrLoobu]

@aaron vu Just look up the death toll from sugar consumption, oh right you can't calculate a number that large. How many Americans are Diabetic again?

[@gruivis]

@@aaronvu6292 are you sure it's more deadly than sugar?

[@lintonharvey560]

Thanks so much!! This was fascinating but kinda sad for me. I’m from Atlanta. And my mom worked at Coca Cola’s downtown corporate headquarters for my entire childhood, so many a Saturday, that skyscraper was my playground. 1/3 of my clothes, toys and whatnot had a Coca Cola logo. I went to Six Flags every Fall though Coca Cola. So whenever Coca Cola vs Pepsi debates popped off, sometimes I entered those debates with a lil too much energy. THEN as I got older my mom told me of the racism and sexism she’d endured for decades. And in recent years I learn more and more of the wild history of a company that I’d felt practically raised me. All that said, I really appreciate you for this video.

[@gearmeister]

Woke-a-Cola sucks

[@volunteers4humanity307]

When you discover the "real history," it saddens many that were affected. It also makes one wonder, why did it ever have to be that way?😔

[@81rbutler]

Linton Harvey, if your mom worked there, and it influenced you having products, maybe this guy is fishing for details, only in the negative, and there may be more facts that support Coca-Cola being better. They hired your mother. and did all that.

[@lintonharvey560]

@@81rbutler Yeah. But my experiences all came from the 80s and 90s. (I want to say she was hired in 1972). So all that he’s talking about happened before I was a thought.

[@81rbutler]

@@lintonharvey560 Oh ok, thanks for clarifying.

[@arlandoamb6754]

My grandmother was born in 1923 and I remember her drinking a lot of Pepsi. She loved Pepsi and I remember asking her. Why does she love Pepsi more than Coca-Cola and she told me Pepsi was the drink for Black people and I never understood it until watching this short video, I am quite sure she was influenced by the ads and the support of Pepsi but thank you for the brief history lesson. I love you Granny still I still think about you every day. R.I.P💙

[@RollerBladingSuxs]

But it is owned by Caucasians.

[@arlandoamb6754]

@@RollerBladingSuxs everything is owned by caucasian people 🤣🤷🏿‍♂️

[@johnnysunrocket8618]

My granny was born in 1951

[@MindfulMatters734]

Wise woman, but you know like they do they let us figure it out on our own. No explaining. 😂My great grandma was born 1929 I believe.

[@mikesame8321]

​@@RollerBladingSuxs we he boaci people(

[@akanfoyawu1072]

The history on high fructose corn syrup within these products is the real tradegy

[@bigol9223]

for real lol who cares what race they targeted for this poison clearly white and black americans both took an L and got fat as hell

[@patrickmoran5096]

That's soooo true .

[@kh7688]

It's definitely a tradegy, but I would add that it's also a tragedy. Tomato, tomato.

[@glw5166]

Ain't that the truth. Sugar wasn't good but high fructose corn syrup can be tied directly to the rise in type 2 diabetes.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

In US and Euro more people are starting to turn away from soda but in third world countries, like Brazil and Mexico, it's common for people to love soda more than water even though half of family members have/or are at risk of diabetes.

[@vjw7272]

The evil of these people never rest. Their horrific obsession of us is so crazy!

[@Alianahamson]

shh don’t let them see this or you’ll be called a black supremacist.

[@blackwolverine1]

It's part of their being.

[@magna116]

​@@blackwolverine1 as crime and violence against your own brother, is part of your being.

[@Alianahamson]

@@magna116 this same logic can be applied to all races, enslaving a people based on skin color whilst simultaneously creating a world wide diaspora of colonized cultures and languages is unique to only one demographic.

[@devilsown1828]

Were you born black?

[@jacobelledge8424]

Who would’ve guessed a company founded an ex confederate soldier would have a racist history.

[@moa8121]

Both sodas are not healthy to drink because of the ingredients in them! It’s better for all of us to drink spring water; and alkaline water; and teas!

[@yell0wberry]

I like spring water, distilled water, gives me anxiety

[@gabelouis]

@@yell0wberry Do not, under any circumstances drink distilled water. Distilled water is too pure and has no minerals in them, drinking this water will remove minerals from your body

[@Gl6619]

Yep…I gave up soda 3 years ago…now it’s just water and zero sugar tea and lemonade

[@WGPhil-uw5cs]

@@Gl6619 lemonade got a shit ton of sugar in them too.

[@tapiwat]

Don't say its better for all of us, each person has a choice, if you want to live healthy and eat healthy that's you. We only live once and each individual should choose what he or she wants to eat or drive

[@SuckaFree-zq9rh]

Makes sense…Growing up all I seen in my family and community was Pepsi. You saw Coke every now and then

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Bullsh*t - we drank both -this dude REACHING. Did coke make black people kill black people for decades? What killed more black young youth coke or guns?! FOH with this.

[@oldboygeorge7688]

Both companies have been giving us diabetes ever since 😅😅

[@nasserineD]

I remember as a kid in the early 90's, Pepsi had a booth set up inside a grocery store in my Black neighborhood one day. While my mother was shopping, they waved me over and had me do a blind taste test. I picked the sweeter one and preferred it for years, which was Pepsi. I was six.

[@deellaboe437]

My family never drank coke products. This is probably why. I'm convinced coke still has a small amount of cocaine.

[@PrincessPowerranger]

CHILE you can clean your toilet with coke, I'm not playing with it no more😅

[@colinchampollion4420]

I love COKE cuz it does have small sounds of cocaine, chocolate, vanilla, and tiny amounts of pepper and nutmeg, Carmel, and cinnamon

[@PrincessPowerranger]

@@colinchampollion4420 I for real hope that you are playing

[@colinchampollion4420]

Sugar & caffeine

[@colinchampollion4420]

@@PrincessPowerranger plus sug as r

[@sunii4264]

My mom told me that back in the day, BP drank RC cola. 🤔🙎

[@JoyInAccomplishment]

My dad said the same thing.

[@JazzyJeff910]

They did as the cheaper option. All RC products were very affordable. And still are. Especially in the south. My mom told me the same as she grew up in the 60s-70s.

[@slipknot6789]

I grew up with RC and Nehi products

[@shawnjackson6242]

RC still tastes good especially slushy 😀

[@slipknot6789]

@Shawn Jackson ... bet your a$$ lol

[@LaneJane23]

We grew up drinking Pepsi exclusively in my Black household. I always thought it was a regional thing. Thanks for the info.

[@TracyAllenVideos]

Very 🤔 My favorite commercial was the one where they had people from all over the world singing… “I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony…” My grandmother loved Coca-Cola so much. She would quote the commercials that said, “Coke adds life“😆🥰 This video brings back gang of memories for me. Most of them good. Sad to know that it started off with racism embedded in but, I’m glad things changed. It’s still not a healthy drink but I’m glad there are not still Coke machines for whites on one side and Coke for blacks on the other 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@orlandocardoza974]

Separate White and Black Coke machines was an example of the "Separate but Equal" policies of the past. Cocoa-Cola was not the only company or institution that supported separate but equal, it was the law of the land at the time.

[@hi-if7lj]

Mexico buys the most Coca-Cola

[@moycorbin4750]

The irony

[@gabeguzman9478]

And they use cane sugar

[@cal4207]

Mexican Coke is the best on the market I like the way it burns all the way down

[@randallmadison9910]

What company that predates the 1960s would this not be the case? Probably can count on one hand.

[@luvbig41]

Exactly!!! I appreciate this channel pointing out the mindset behind these companies, however, he probably can get content for days if he did history on most of the companies in America. Still it's good to know the real history behind these companies. Things we aren't taught in school.

[@Originalking]

Ok and whats the problem? White supremacy is ingrained so deep that when you question it you look like you’re anti American haha

[@josephbozzi6179]

correct...but these snowflakes love being offended pffft

[@nickbrooks2408]

@@josephbozzi6179 Snowflakes? I never understood that term. Help a brother out?

[@mryoung-lane2227]

​@@josephbozzi6179 I know right! Snowflakes love being offended by people calling the only place in the world that makes you write down a color to describe yourself and has statues celebrating the kkk as racist.

[@Wolfy39565]

This is nuts 😳 I'm white and grew up liking Pepsi more than coke

[@tmad8518]

Me too,it's sweeter........

[@kevinbergin9971]

@@tmad8518 Thus the movement to New Coke in the 1980s. It did not last. Too Sweet.

[@clinttorres2508]

It's nuts cuz it's bullshit

[@mastic5519]

Get a DNA test,,, just kidding.

[@Wolfy39565]

@@mastic5519 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@peterwilson4248]

@One Mic History: Thanks for establishing this precious gem of American History. These untold stories couldn't reach the light of day without the internet, another valuable media gem that can also be attributed to Black American innovation. The country and world need to see just how sordid and hateful some white Americans were toward her precious Black American citizenry. If only they had left us alone after giving our ancestors land and freedom and let us thrive. They took back those two important liberties which made our plight even worse than being enslaved. But there's a sure spiritual reckoning on the near judgment horizon coming for the inhumane and indifferent wrongs that were wrought against our people.

[@xXJoeChevyXx]

at one time every human being has been racist so get off your high horse

[@usamade5943]

You are absolutely delusional about blacks inventing the internet. Blacks in Africa never even invented the wheel, and in the United States their advancement is due almost entirely to white largesse. White men have harnessed, built and invented almost everything man-made that is worthwhile. Black iq averages between 70-80, which is retarded for a white person. They commit nearly 60% of all murders, even though they're 13% of the population. In Africa, during the Mfecane they murdered millions of their own people and lived like savages until they were overthrown by the British. The last straw was the "African prince" kidnapping his own mother on British territory and then murdering her. The last genocide there was only a generation ago in Rwanda when blacks murdered nearly 1 million other blacks in some of the most sadistic and brutal ways imaginable. Without white people, blacks would be back to being the stone-age tribesmen, nomads and savages they are. Can you imagine if the African elders never sold their own black people into slavery and whites came to do battle today? Blacks would have only spears against Marines, Navy Seals and Green Berets coming over in aircraft carriers. The soldiers would be backed by the finest weapons including jet fighters, tanks, nuclear ICBM'S etc. You should stop living in a fantasy world and try reading a book, other than on something almost entirely useless as black studies.

[@MissInformer]

Now it makes sense why every house I went to as a kid had Pepsi as the soda if they had soda. I didn't really get into coca cola until I moved more North, but I still traded it out for cheerwine because coke is just kinda gross to me. Good to know my body knew something I didn't.

[@ScottD-44]

And You BELIEVE THIS GARBAGE?? WOW!

[@donaldmitchell5582]

Since moving to Salisbury NC from western NY in 1976 CHEERWINE is my absolute all-time favorite

[@jackiechun5817]

That shih too dxmn strong anyways... nobody want that shih burning their dxman throat😒😒😒😒😒💯💯💯💯

[@lelerosey7318]

​@@jackiechun5817 speak for urself please unlike u some people actually enjoys the strongness of certain sodas

[@tbjtbj4786]

Maybe or the fact Pepsi was the bargain cheap soda back then.

[@elliotjones3098]

oh boy, here we go

[@Justme1980.]

Look how far we've come. Let's celebrate that and look towards the future..... Not the past

[@chasburns3303]

good to know yuh past

[@Justme1980.]

@@chasburns3303 sometimes. It's also good to know the positive, inspirational part of our past

[@Typical.Anomaly]

"I'd like to teach the world to sing..."

[@IceSkater8491]

"In perfect harmony..."

[@lhicks3437]

Neither are any good for its the same as the political game act like they rivals serving the same purpose

[@jerbear21]

My grandma was a Coca Cola lover til the day she died. And I asked her why I remember her telling me, it use to have crack in it 😂 I never believed it. Well I’ll be damned. Go head on then granny lol

[@earleneworrell]

JB 😂😂😂 you are funny. What is on sale this week I'll take them both my Granddaddy was a Dr Pepper man and I was his best friend 😅

[@TheDweeb002]

This comment literally made me lol

[@alanwilliams1306]

Not crack powder cocaine

[@jerbear21]

@@alanwilliams1306 tomato tomahto a crack head is a crack head no matter how you put it. They both derive from coca which makes them the same thing to me. A drug for crack heads

[@daxterclark5092]

Shame

[@volunteers4humanity307]

When you discover the "real history," it saddens many that were affected. It also makes one wonder, why did it ever have to be that way?😔

[@apeshitclothing]

Ignorance and The Almighty Dollar

[@Steve-yn3cs]

People just suck.

[@1lovesgreatness]

Don't drink any toxic sodas my brothers and sisters. Pure filtered water is the way to go.

[@Wellfitaj]

All American businesses behave the same way towards African American customers , they see it was a resource for profit. In reality the sad thing is, sugar drinks , drugs ave alcohol are negative issues with the black community we we as a people need to boycott all unhealthy sugar drinks, fatty fried foods , smoking and livel a cut back on alcohol consumption, and exercise more , and lead a healthy lifestyle.

[@Dukerdr]

Neither of these soft drinks are good for you, but the sweeter Pepsi probably has more sugar in it, which makes it worse.

[@GhostRiderSpiritOfVengeance]

I hope your channel blows up with views, likes, and subscriptions. It is as interesting as it is informative. There's nothing else like it, and you have a smooth voice lol.

[@LadyChatterly]

Pepsi was marketed toward the working class while Coke to the upper class.

[@00788]

Wish you would have spoke on how unhealthy these drink are for our people and how there consumption but our people at higher risk for Diabetes and high blood pressure

[@jonwilliams4507]

Our people? No, all people!

[@Astropoliy]

It's not just a black thing

[@00788]

@@jonwilliams4507 Yes it’s bad for all humans but the subject matter was speaking specifically about the impact on my community and people!

[@leohopkins71]

All my life Coke has been my go to cola but these days i prefer soft drinks with cane sugar not corn syrup

[@KlodFather]

I think corn syrup is a major contributor to diabetes. Its a liquid killer and not a conventional sugar.

[@leohopkins71]

@@KlodFather exactly. I recently learned whole milk is good for diabetics

[@KlodFather]

@@leohopkins71 - I have been sticking to Chicken Fish and veggies. If I eat other stuff its at my own peril. I am a fat bastard and if I want to lose I have to be hard about it. There is no rest for the fat man LOL God bless you brother. Do well and stay on top of it. I will look that up about milk.

[@gabeguzman9478]

That's why you drink Mexican Coke or Pepsi!

[@leohopkins71]

@@gabeguzman9478 Pepsi isn't any better than Coke. It's got corn syrup too. As for Mexican Coke, that's easy to get if you live in a border town or pay way too much through an Amazon contractor.

[@sthompson4049]

I still/miss RC over both coke and Pepsi,hell even Shasta cola is good

[@kevinpayton2664]

I just had a RC yesterday. It's still good and cheaper too.

[@maiat5643]

I still buy RC today. I favor it over all other colas.

[@81rbutler]

@@kevinpayton2664 RC has genetically modified ingredients. I wouldn't touch it if I were you.

[@michaelcockerel8366]

There’s a great book on Cocoa-Cola’s history called Citizen Coke by Bartow J Elmore. It’s a great read, lots of surprise facts like this video.

[@douglaskeen873]

Everything is racist. Everything. From the origin of the Universe to a soft drink, racism can be found under every rock and blade of grass. 🤣

[@ddunvideo]

Thanks for the insight and keep it coming ❤

[@josephwheeler8753]

And then Coke was sued in class action lawsuit in 20001 for discrimination

[@luongo7886]

As a Viet, I hope Coke and Pepsi plus all the other soda makers are racist against Vietnamese so my people will stay away from these sugar laden drinks even more. And why stop there? Let's top it off with fast food trash, candies, cigarettes, casinos, alcohol, etc...

[@blazerboyww]

🤣 How he jumped off the cocaime subject at 30 seconds was funny AF...

[@loralarose9615]

I’m not see racism so they pretty black they racist and if use whites they racist . 😂🤣😂so I’m think the whole made us assume this is racism I don’t see it

[@divinedelaware7541]

Damn that's what the double sided coolers is for I thought they were just cool looking

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

What about grape and pineapple soda??

[@gooderspitman8052]

Tooth decay and damage to your bones, is the biggest take away from Coca Cola.

[@gl6996]

My dad who was born in 1934 already schooled me on this. My drink was Dr. Pepper. It's water for me now 🥤

[@damongraham1398]

I went back and forth. Since I was born in Bronx NYC I started with Pepsi. I then moved down south and Coco Cola reigned supreme for a good long while. I stopped drinking sodas for a another good long while. It got to the point that I would only drink Coke or Pepsi if it was free. The last year or so Pepsi came out with Nitro Pepsi. Pepsi Nitro (that's what I call it) tastes and feels better then Coco Cola. So as of right now I'm part of the Pepsi Generation.

[@johnhannibalsmith1607]

I used to prefer Pepsi over Coke. A few years ago, Pepsi changed it's recipe and it just doesn't taste the same. Now, I prefer Coke. You see what I did? I made a decision about a product based on my perceived quality of the product. Today, I, a black man, am sitting in my house, watching a KZbin video about the "racist history" of Coca Cola. Nothing in this video has any bearing on my perception of Coca Cola. Not only am I currently DRINKING a Coke as I watch this, but I currently OWN quite of bit of stock in the company.

[@DuskyJewel]

You are not Black 😂😂. That crazy ass worthless 🍊 🤡 NFT gives it away. BooBoo the Fool isn’t fooling anyone. 😂😂😂😂

[@GuidedComfort]

yea that's you and this is now, doesn't change the fact of what happened then and the influence of media on many people now and then. I always preferred coke to pepsi growing, up, tasted better to me, until coke changed and tried the NEW coke, they tried to switch back but it's Never been the same as the original coke. I don't drink soda now, but i did love rc cola, dr pepper, and 7 up

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Thank you as always for the history lesson.

[@ge0arc244]

Thank You, I've found a Top Notch channel and just Subscribed.

[@RobertSmith-gc7mf]

That why they gave us sugar, and now they tell you how much sugar in each cup! It's killing you by habit!

[@jackiechun5817]

Fun fact: cocaine and sugar actually have almost EXACT SAME molecular DNA and only differ by 1 nitrogen bond... hence why it's so addictive 🤔🤔🤔💯💯💯💯😒

[@Midknyte182]

You just got another subscriber! Thanks for researching and creating your content to educate us all about historical African American topics that haven't gotten as much exposure.

[@smartin3782]

Like everything that you do you have some great information

[@rbailey3309]

Thanks! Keep up the good work!

[@integrito3323]

Nothing is sacred for these people! It really is very difficult to like or forgive them! Especially since the just continue to exhibit the same behaviour throughout history!

[@clinttorres2508]

Even tho these stories are lies..trust me, we can't stand u raping robbing n murdering sub humans either

[@MichaelAnthony-rl8zs]

You are not even American yourself. How sacred is life toward two of you that you kill each other incessantly.

[@citizencoy4393]

Coke has never and will never pull their products from companies or areas that are obviously anti black! That told me all that I needed to know.

[@carlosyoung1630]

Always liked Pepsi. Maybe from my granny drink it all the time. Lol. As a kid you did not touch a pepsi in fridge. Get asked, what you think you grown now? Was the good ole days i swear!

[@IchNaturally]

Thanks for sharing!

[@nuligebla1173]

this must be some of that "critical race theory" our wise politicians have been warning us about. ;-) I saw somewhere that there's quite a racial history to the way coke was marketed in the "third world" as well.

[@master-oppressor]

Third world means countries that aren't a member of NATO or the Warsaw Pact.

[@thetarotdetective3363]

I knew I love Pepsi for a reason

[@barryhaley7430]

I am so fed up with everything being racist.

[@CVGuitar]

Cool video One Mic! I love that ad saying how Coke laced with cocaine was "exhilerating, refreshing and invigorating" lol

[@klytus8339]

I remember those days, for many in our generation only drink Pepsi Over Coca-Cola

[@brandonallen3808]

"No Coke, Pepsi."-Jon Belushi, SNL

[@kennethallen809]

Coke Cost $0.25 When I was a child Now that same bottle Is $1.00

[@JazzyJeff910]

Correction: $2+ 😂

[@joanyow7952]

I can remember the glass bottles were a nickel with a penny deposit.

[@melindataylor5008]

Thanks for the info

[@smashboogietheilladelic5740]

Great Segment!

[@raymondlin8728]

And Dunkin Donut is targeted at law enforcement

[@Yabuheru]

I truly appreciate and love the information you're bringing... the people you're referring to in this video did not identify themselves as African-Americans, during that time in the United States our ancestors refer to themselves as Negroes or colored...or the names of the indigenous nations from which they came from..the term African American was popularized by Jesse Jackson in 1988 and since then has been retroactively place upon the indigenous Aborigines of North America...1828 Webster's Dictionary clearly identifies Americans as copper colored races found here by the Europeans

[@johnroach1101]

You work for ws, African American and proud

[@beaujac311]

@@johnroach1101 Yes, I am a proud African-American too. The majority of our ancestors came from Africa. Who or what is ws?

[@Yabuheru]

@@johnroach1101 No I work for truth....

[@Yabuheru]

@@johnroach1101 When you get a chance Google original emblem of America...

[@laryanryan9170]

Jesse Jackson did start the term African American because he wanted to create a bond with Africa and didn't like the term Afro American. I'm sure it was before 1988 though. It may have been made official in 1988 but I think it was sooner.

[@geoffshaw346]

These snips of history-especially over controversial topics- are fascinating.Thanks!

[@tonyp2291]

Thanks for the knowledge.

[@kenwigginsii6065]

Grew up drinking Pepsi in Detroit. Didn’t drink coke as much. Glad I didn’t. I live in the south today. Georgia by the way. Pepsi is here, but it’s Coke country. Thanks for the not surprising racist history lesson. Next product?

[@SteveCarras]

Back then it wasn’t racist wink 😉 and hey isn’t Coke woke and Pepsi too by supporting the nfl when they kneel

[@shashaduke8700]

I grew up in Detroit also my father worked at GM and only drank pepsi

[@kenwigginsii6065]

@@shashaduke8700 - that’s it! All I know is Pepsi, in the glass bottles. None of that plastic nonsense like today. In Georgia, they sell Pepsi in glass bottles. That’s one of the best things about being here.

[@shashaduke8700]

@@kenwigginsii6065 Exactly Daddy would come home with a 8 pack case in those thick bottles and a carton of Kools after work...good memories 😄😄

[@kenwigginsii6065]

@@shashaduke8700 Speaking of Dads, I lost Dad 3 years ago to a heart attack. I hope you still have yours.

[@alicewilloughby4318]

My God, Coke has always seemed so innocuous! The only thing wrong with it that I knew of was the sugar content! (Well, I did know it originally had a little cocaine in it.) Now, I'm finding all this out!

[@LandondeeL]

Actually, the man's name was Asa Candler (no H). It was said that he would throw out letters addressed to "Asa Chandler" without even opening them.

[@joannejohnson7006]

Good information well told 😊thank you

[@kaleahcollins4567]

You missed the fact that it didn't become Coca-Cola the actual Cola part it's coca plant mixed with Cola plant hints Coca-Cola

[@hood_TheJoker]

that's why I drink no soda just fireball and water

[@bosssuperace5230]

All countries had a form of racism. Africa right now in particular. Focusing on past issues, does more harm than good. We are all Americans, we should focus on improving that .

[@kimkemp3876]

My family stopped drinking sodas YEARS AGO.

[@rickijimenez2386]

I remember drinking whatever was cheapest from Safeway stores it was Craigmont and from HEB back in the day it was Shasta soda water ! We also drank a lot of Kool-Aid and Wyler’s drink mixes and pichers of orange juice made from frozen concentrate very tasty !

[@wowtv101]

Craigmont was sooooo gooood

[@lordblazer]

I will never drink a coca cola again in life.... never.. no matter how sizzzling and cold and refreshing it looks as you pour it into a glass of ice, flowing perfectly to fill the vessel as if it was made specifically to do just that.

[@arizonaFIREent]

Hahaha

[@etiennevanonselen7949]

Very informative, succinct video, thank you , appreciated..

[@tarikmehmedika2754]

I had no idea about this. Thank you for traching.

[@sonyathompson424]

When I drunk pop in the past I only drank Pepsi, I didn’t like Coke. As an African American I am so glad I made the right choice of staying away from Coke and spent my money on Pepsi

[@michaelswink5606]

What about Sprite (which is a Coke product)?

[@kenneycooper6199]

Funny how after watching this video it was always strange to me why I like Pepsi more. I see why now. My dad drank Pepsi as I was born in the late sixties. I never would have thought.

[@Patriot-oi7mj]

Pepsi tastes like flat coke and is to damn sweet.

[@jackabug2475]

Now I know why my racist-ass biological father (born 1950, now dead) always insisted on us drinking Coke and never Pepsi when I was growing up...

[@jamesb.9155]

Good stuff!

[@scottmoyer8923]

Our Family always drank Pepsi from the early 60s , missed the whole race thing

[@ojay8961]

Now they drink mountain dew

[@deloreswillis9224]

Yessssss brother I knew this I was born in 1956 & my Grandmother geeked me in on this controversy .. thank you for enlightening ppl

[@KwameSteward]

On this Day...I became a Pepsi advocate

[@CONNECTELECTRIC]

Wow... This old Noggin learn something new everyday. Thank You.

[@laryanryan9170]

That's not the entire story. They made Coke and Pepsi about race in this story and it's actually not.

[@Torch.Flames777]

Stop it. EVERYTHING this country does is about race. That's what it was found it on

[@rozchristopherson648]

I'm of the opinion, now, that there is not one single thing in America that has not been affected by racism. How sad. Thank you for this video.

[@TheOmniMic]

Correct. It's the foundation of the corporate infrastructure.

[@grantkruse1812]

It's called "systemic racism", and until recently, there was a major debate in the U.S. whether systemic Racism ever existed in this country...Seems like the only people that would deny this also deny man-made climate change; and for years, would tell us that 9 out of 10 Doctors recommend Camels (smoking cigarettes can't hurt me)....

[@clinttorres2508]

Bullshit

[@DonThaGoat94]

At this point I’m convinced anything in business 100 years has a shady past lol

[@helloxonsfan]

Very interesting info...

[@judyvaughn761]

Pepsi and Coca-Cola and dr. Pepper poison

[@bougiequeen8261]

I 😖 both. I like sweet iced tea 😊, and not that canned stuff either!

[@therealbossplaya]

Wow this was very interesting!!

[@DAsbury79]

I’m not a fan of Coke, nor am I a fan of racism by any means!! But what good does this video serve in this day in time? It’s just more division!! I feel like we’ll never get over the racism hump(mountain) as long as we keep pumping up the divide. In my humble opinion, it’s always been more about the wealthy against the poor. I’ve spent time in and around “ghettos”, I’ve spent time in the white trailer parks of the Appalachian mountains, and the Mexican trailer parks in and around the Carolina’s and it’s all the same! We all face the same day to day battles. Yes, some more than others for one reason or another. But the truth is that the wealthy see us poor folks all the same, and we serve them best divided. And the vicious cycle continues….

[@DiceB]

That’s amazing thank for the information

[@hollywood4052]

This not completely true and Coca Cola is not from Atlanta 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@davidgreene6976]

How would you like some troll cola made from molded bread?

[@hollywood4052]

@@davidgreene6976 man get yo lame ass outta here

[@laryanryan9170]

Invented in Columbus Georgia. The company was formed in Atlanta.

[@davidgreene6976]

@@laryanryan9170 You are correct.A Confederate soldier who was wounded at the battle of Columbus Georgia became addicted to cocaine because of his wound.One day he mix cocaine with soda and the rest is history.

[@hutch13pbbc]

As white kid 10 years old in 1987 - had a black friend from Roxbury and we went into a Mobil. I asked if he wanted a coke - he told me that he couldn’t drink Coke cuz they supported Apartheid. First time I started thinking about boycotts/corporations/what your dollar supports. Soon after you learn about Coke/Fanta for Nazis. Awful. But I didn’t know it was so buried in the origins. Great video

[@tylercameron9704]

I love these!