Trayvon Martin 's friend , he described George Wallace as a ` ` creepy - man . '' The term introduced itself into Zimmerman 's second - degree murder trial . ` ` Cracker '' has a murky history but generally describes poor whites . White people . The slur is widely considered an insult among white southerners .
Trayvon Martin 's friend , he described George Wallace as a ` ` creepy - man . '' The term introduced itself into Zimmerman 's second - degree murder trial . ` ` Cracker '' has a murky history but generally describes poor whites . The slur is widely considered an insult among white southerners .