How did jumping the broom originate? Where? How? And when?
The origins of jumping the broom aren't clear. One thing we do know, it was a practice heavily used during slavery. It signified the joining of a couple, simulating marriage, since religious and civil marriages were prohibited and owtlawed MORE
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