Think segregation is dead?

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"Cracker" indeed!

by Richard Jones Forum moderator May 3, 2004 11:24PM PDT

Hi Dave,

We don't have any close by, though I'd seen signs on the highway for them. I had wondered if they were any good - thanks for the heads up!

What is it with restaurants like this? I mean the merchandise. First one I knew of was the Hard Rock Cafe. Close to downtown there is a place called Katz's deli - they have t-shirts, caps, etc - at high prices! You'd think they would sell what is essentially advertising for a reasonable price.

Rick

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Who thought segregation was dead? -nt

by Dan McC May 3, 2004 11:48PM PDT

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And didn't Denny's used to be called ''Sambo's?''

by Josh K May 3, 2004 11:53PM PDT

I've eaten at Cracker Barrel when traveling and considering the rock-bottom prices, the food isn't so bad. In fact when we were living in Nashville, we were so broke that a dinner at Cracker Barrel was considered "splurging." I never noticed any of what is being claimed by these patrons, but maybe I was just lucky enough to patronize stores that didn't engage in this behavior.

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That's part of the problem.

by Dan McC May 4, 2004 12:08AM PDT

If it's not happening to you this kind of mistreatment is pretty low profile.

Dan

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Re:That's part of the problem.

by Josh K May 4, 2004 1:20AM PDT

It can be pretty subtle too; even the person being segregated may not realize what's going on.

I don't know why anyone would patronize a Denny's anyway unless it was 2 AM and you were delirious from hunger (or drunk) and nothing else was open. The food is awful and every Denny's I've been in has been filthy. At least with Cracker Barrel I can kind of understand why people go there.

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Maybe some people try too hard...

by James Denison May 4, 2004 2:01AM PDT

...to see something where nothing really is. Court cases based on bad laws help them see things more "clearly". Pandering based on civil rights at least seems still alive and well.

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Re:Maybe some people try too hard...

by Dan McC May 4, 2004 2:14AM PDT

...department investigators found that blacks often had exceptionally long waits for tables compared to whites, were seated in racially segregated areas in restaurants and sometimes were denied service by white employees.

The investigation found evidence of the problems at more than 50 restaurants in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Acosta said 80 percent of the 150 employees or former employees interviewed in the probe said they had witnessed or experienced discriminatory treatment at Cracker Barrel restaurants, with managers often directing or condoning the behavior.

Do you believe that these things are not happening?

Dan

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Re:Maybe some people try too hard...

by Josh K May 4, 2004 3:30AM PDT

While there are most assuredly people who will play the race card at the drop of a hat ("You're out of baked potatoes? It's because I'm black, isn't it!"), in this case the findings were the result of a Justice Department investigation, not just a few lawsuits by patrons.

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Re:Re:That's part of the problem.

by Roger NC May 4, 2004 4:59AM PDT

Must have been just lucky. Only ate at two, and food wasn't that bad.

The second one was just ehhhh, and they were busy and service a bit slow.

The first one was in Virginia, and was fine.

Maybe I'm just not discriminating enough or maybe just lucky about the ones visited.

RogerNC

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(NT) ''Discriminating enough,'' I get it, LOL

by Josh K May 4, 2004 5:16AM PDT

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Best thing about Cracker Barrel

by James Denison May 4, 2004 9:41AM PDT

were the rocking chairs out front. My wife told me she and the girls had enjoyed them when in Colorado visiting relatives, so next time we saw one was on a trip a few years back to Florida. I stopped. Nice place, sorta retro country. Food not so nice. I didn't like their sausage gravy. Haven't been to another one. They better not run off the business they DO get.

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Re:And didn't Denny's used to be called ''Sambo's?''

by R Bibb May 4, 2004 3:21PM PDT

I didn't think that Denny's used to be called Sambo's. We used to live in city of about 15,000 that had both. Sambo's either went out of business or just left. Denny's remains to this day.