Did whites in the American South only discriminate against African Americans and not Africans?

by SgtNicholasAngel

I heard an anecdote basically saying that "white only" restaurants only applied to American blacks, not people actually from Africa. Is there any validity to this?

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Definitely no. The racism was against color. If you weren't white you weren't welcome, and if you were black, you were especially not welcome because the sign is specifically against the blacks. Many people who consider themselves Africans are black, and they were just as much discriminated for their color as African Americans.

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