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The Pittsburgh Courier, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1925 But on the way out of the store, Mrs. Bulter passed the soda fountain, and asked for a glass of water. “No, no,” said the clerk, “I can’t serve you.” Mrs. Butler sought the manager. “The clerk is...   High-res

The Pittsburgh Courier, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1925

But on the way out of the store, Mrs. Bulter passed the soda fountain, and asked for a glass of water.

“No, no,” said the clerk, “I can’t serve you.”

Mrs. Butler sought the manager.

“The clerk is correct madam” he is said to have remarked with all the dignity and “white supremacy” effrontry of a Klan Kleagle.

“We do not serve COLORED people in Joyces.”

“But I just purchased ice cream here,” she ventured.

“Well, that’s different,” he said.