How Turbans Helped Some Blacks Go Incognito in the Jim Crow Era

Re:How Turbans Helped Some Blacks Go Incognito in the Jim Cr... by bhoomit on Sunday July 20, 2014 @02:49AM (#8059771)

Personal experience - Few years back went to open an account at a bank BOB, India. In the morning I was in tshirt and jeans and everyone was too busy to help me. Just 3 hours later went in a black formals and I didn't even need to ask them for help. And I've had such experiences quite a few times.

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Re:How Turbans Helped Some Blacks Go Incognito in the Jim Cr... by jeffasinger on Sunday July 20, 2014 @10:03AM (#8060312)

I've had potential landlords spontaneously offer me a discount only because I was white, well-dressed and mentioned a 9 to 5 job. That certainly isn't fair.

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