Possible Explanations for the Origins of the Word "honky"

>>>2 documented theories and possible explanations for the origins of the word
"honky" are:
1) name given to White men called "johns" who would honk their horns for prostitutes in urban areas such as Harlem and red-light districts in the early 1900s
2) name given to White landlords [in Chicago] who would honk their car horns from the street demanding rent from African-American tenants, thus being called: "honky"...

William Kai Stephanos