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15. My mom waited tables in the 70's and 80's

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:04 PM

Jul 2013

One thing she remembers the most, is when she worked at a place called Houston's ( early 80's I think) when black people applied for a position other than one in the kitchen she was told to fold over the right corner of the application to show the manager it was a black person applying for the position. It's pretty sad to think this happened considering anti-discrimination laws had been passed over a decade before.

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Flashback: Obama Mistaken For Waiter, Asked To Fetch Drink At 2003 Party [View all] babylonsister Jul 2013 OP

k&r uppityperson Jul 2013 #1

I would like to have been a spidey on the wall and Cha Jul 2013 #2

I've been mistaken for one of my gardeners a couple of times by some white folk driving around the demosincebirth Jul 2013 #3

Same here Link Speed Jul 2013 #14

That's kinda Cha Jul 2013 #17

I worked retail for far too many years... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #4

My mom waited tables in the 70's and 80's obama2terms Jul 2013 #15

Racism never went away... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #16

There's nothing wrong with being mistaken for a waiter No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #5

As a retired RN, I've received some of that kind of treatment in the past. Rozlee Jul 2013 #6

Good on you, Roziee! Cha Jul 2013 #18

Those silly wabbits! (dial-up warning, large image) freshwest Jul 2013 #7

Nice pyramid, fresh.. mahalo! Cha Jul 2013 #19

It's something to think about... freshwest Jul 2013 #21

I've had people refrescanos Jul 2013 #8

What was Obama wearing? treestar Jul 2013 #9

presumably his black skin erodriguez Jul 2013 #10

If he was wearing a suit and tie treestar Jul 2013 #11

if only life worked that way. smh erodriguez Jul 2013 #12

I would never have made that mistake treestar Jul 2013 #13

And the right wingers ... dusty trails Jul 2013 #20

This happened to my Hawaiian boss KauaiK Jul 2013 #22

Mowing the Lawn Story School Teacher Jul 2013 #23