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They Were Shown Out After a White Customer Felt ‘Threatened’

 

Right as the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, people are flocking to social media to condemn a South Carolina restaurant for its allegedly racist actions.

According to CBS affiliate WCSC-TV, Michael Brown and 24 of his family and friends were at Wild Wing Cafe celebrating his cousin’s final day in Charleston, S.C., last month when the group was suddenly told to leave.

The reason? The shift manager allegedly told Brown that a white customer felt “threatened” by his party. When one of Brown’s companions started filming the exchange, the shift manager is said to have told the group to leave.

“[That] totally alarmed all of us because we’re sitting there peaceably for two hours,” Brown told the news outlet.

 

READ MORE: HuffingtonPost.com

Article Courtesy of The Huffington Post

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