I live in the SW and I’ve never heard of “Freaknik” before. Now I’m really intrigued.
It was a thing here in ATL in the ‘90s. It was such a pain in the butt that even the black political leadership of Atlanta wanted it done away with.
It was, well, a scene.
Freaknik was a mass event in Atlanta, Georgia. Black youth , many from out of town would descend on the city. Blacks would drive slowly through Atlanta, sometimes stopping their cars to dance on the roofs and car hoods,playing their boom boxes full blast, honking horns, peeing and shitting wherever and throwing trash everywhere. The Freekers shut down the city.
If you were a resident and wanted to go to dinner, a wedding, a park, a sporting event, etc. you were unable to go anywhere. The inconsiderate Freeknik mob made life horrible for residents like our family. The business community lost so much money since traffic was shut down. Ambulances could not take patients to Grady hospital. Eventually Freeknik ended due to pressure on the politicians.