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BackpackGotJets t1_ja5tdyu wrote

Reply to comment by Aromat_Junkie in RIP Black Cat Tavern. Where else can I have a beer in Deep South with a similar vibe? by fox_in_the_headlight

I will never go back to fireside tavern. Moved here 10 years ago and went there because it was in walking distance. I'm mixed race and my friend is white. We just walked in and sat down where there was a seat. Next thing I know, for whatever reason every black person in the bar went outside at the same time and the bartender locked them out. Then a customer approached us and asked "You guys are white right?". In my head I'm thinking now is a good time to be white, so I said yeah. He responded with, "Good, next time use that door. points to door behind us The blacks use the other door. And we sit over here, they sit over there." Then he proceeded to buy us drinks. I felt awful about it, but at the same time didn't want any trouble.

What the actual fuck. It was 2013, but they were still practicing some segregation bullshit. Never went back

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fastedzo t1_ja6bqsp wrote

I’ve been there a few times, never seen anything as odd and fucked as that. It’s just a shitty dive bar, but I never felt uncomfortable. Sorry that happened to you.

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BackpackGotJets t1_ja6cdys wrote

Thanks man. Like I said this was 10 years ago, but I've never seen anything like that in my life. Could be different now, but I don't care to find out

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Firm_Airport2816 t1_ja7udr8 wrote

Thats just strange because all the regulars I know there are black, and one DJ'd there for a while

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BackpackGotJets t1_ja7w7le wrote

Like I said, this was 10 years ago and it shook me so hard I didn't want to go back. There were black people when I went, but like I said it was separated. I didn't notice it at first until the bartender locked them out when they all went outside at the same time for some reason, and the other guy came over and said that shit to me. Could have been a totally nutty customer and a series of weird coincidences, but it certainly didn't feel like it.

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