Derogatory term for a Black person, first appearing in
the deep south during
Reconstruction. Many freed slaves, seking
gainful employment along the southern Atlantic coast worked in paper factories. Most were employed to carry the wood pulp in and out of the factories, thus giving the name of Pulp Woods.
person A: Somebody broke into my car and stole my
CDs.
person B: Do you know
who it was?
person A: Probably a
Pulp Wood.
