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Burlington Self-Survey on Human Relations: Final report, 1950
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26 Table 6. Summary of Added Comments Given by Public Accommodations Establishments Comments, Number, Percent All, 72, 100 Never have served Negroes or question never came up, 13, 18 Generally do not serve Negroes,9,13 Other customer alibi- no personal bias. 9,13 Do not refuse to serve anyone, 9,13 Would rather not serve Negroes, 7,10 Referred to or recommended Negro establishments, 6, 8 Referred to practices in other shops, 5, 7 Insufficient room, 2,2 Other, 12, 16 Only one establishment expressing a concern for the reactions of its customers would consider serving Negroes; the other 8 referred to their customers as the reason for closing their door to Negroes. On the other hand, it would seem that establishments which "do not refuse anyone" for the most part, mean it, only two of them adding that they would "...prefer they (Negroes) go elsewhere" or that they "do not especially care to have Negroes as patrons." Of the others who signified the same preference, i.e. "would rather not" serve Negroes, more indicated that they would, specifying some type of segregated set-up. All 6 references to Negro establishments were coupled with refusal to serve Negroes, the attitude being, in the words of a tavern keep, "...they have places of their own to go." Four beauty parlors and one drugstore lunch counter referred to practices in other shops, Three of the beauticians said they "didn't think any shops did," and one of them expressed
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26 Table 6. Summary of Added Comments Given by Public Accommodations Establishments Comments, Number, Percent All, 72, 100 Never have served Negroes or question never came up, 13, 18 Generally do not serve Negroes,9,13 Other customer alibi- no personal bias. 9,13 Do not refuse to serve anyone, 9,13 Would rather not serve Negroes, 7,10 Referred to or recommended Negro establishments, 6, 8 Referred to practices in other shops, 5, 7 Insufficient room, 2,2 Other, 12, 16 Only one establishment expressing a concern for the reactions of its customers would consider serving Negroes; the other 8 referred to their customers as the reason for closing their door to Negroes. On the other hand, it would seem that establishments which "do not refuse anyone" for the most part, mean it, only two of them adding that they would "...prefer they (Negroes) go elsewhere" or that they "do not especially care to have Negroes as patrons." Of the others who signified the same preference, i.e. "would rather not" serve Negroes, more indicated that they would, specifying some type of segregated set-up. All 6 references to Negro establishments were coupled with refusal to serve Negroes, the attitude being, in the words of a tavern keep, "...they have places of their own to go." Four beauty parlors and one drugstore lunch counter referred to practices in other shops, Three of the beauticians said they "didn't think any shops did," and one of them expressed
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