I have seen zero compelling evidence whatsoever that references to creeks rising is a racist term. People in the South to this day talk about creeks, as in bodies of water, rising and impeding travel because they do that sometimes. bsky.app/profile/fain...
Faine GreenwoodNo, the term is not actually a racist reference to indigenous people per all expert sources I’ve seen - creeks rising when you’re dealing with dirt roads was just a very real issue in the 1800s: www.worldwidewords.org/qa-god1.htmllo