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Burlington Self-Survey on Human Relations: Final report, 1950
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22 PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS in Burlington, Iowa Of the 143 establishments covered in the public accomodations survery, 62 percent (88) are eating and drinking places -- restaurants, lunch-bars and taverns --, one of the most sensitive areas from the standpoint of those maintaining the "etiquette" of segregation. The words of one restaur-antour interviewed, "you know better than that," aptly describes the rigidity of a sector of our population on the question of openoing dining facilities indiscriminately to Negro patronage. This is important to keep in mind in considering the self-survey results on public amusement. The second great bulk, 27 percent, of the establishments surveyed fall into the personal service category, beauty parlors and barber shops -- another touchy spot in the patterns of discrimination. Except for hotels, the remaining 11 percent are entertainment enterprises such as theaters, swimming pools, bowling alleys and billiard parlors. Table 3. Distribution of Public Accommodations Establishments. Types of Establishment Number Percent All types 144* 100 Restaurants and Lunch Bars 47 33 Taverns 41 29 Beauty Shops 32 22 Barber Shops 8 5 Hotels 6 4 Theaters 4 3 Swimming Pools 2 1 Bowling Alleys and Billiard Parlors 4 3 Almost 60 percent of the persons directly interviewed in all of *One establishment is a combination tavern and bowling alley.
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22 PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS in Burlington, Iowa Of the 143 establishments covered in the public accomodations survery, 62 percent (88) are eating and drinking places -- restaurants, lunch-bars and taverns --, one of the most sensitive areas from the standpoint of those maintaining the "etiquette" of segregation. The words of one restaur-antour interviewed, "you know better than that," aptly describes the rigidity of a sector of our population on the question of openoing dining facilities indiscriminately to Negro patronage. This is important to keep in mind in considering the self-survey results on public amusement. The second great bulk, 27 percent, of the establishments surveyed fall into the personal service category, beauty parlors and barber shops -- another touchy spot in the patterns of discrimination. Except for hotels, the remaining 11 percent are entertainment enterprises such as theaters, swimming pools, bowling alleys and billiard parlors. Table 3. Distribution of Public Accommodations Establishments. Types of Establishment Number Percent All types 144* 100 Restaurants and Lunch Bars 47 33 Taverns 41 29 Beauty Shops 32 22 Barber Shops 8 5 Hotels 6 4 Theaters 4 3 Swimming Pools 2 1 Bowling Alleys and Billiard Parlors 4 3 Almost 60 percent of the persons directly interviewed in all of *One establishment is a combination tavern and bowling alley.
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