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Story of this place, you have to start with a story of its most famous employee, booker wright. he had been working at luscos as a waiter since he was 14 years old. >> we dont have a red menu. id be glad to tell you what theyre going to serve tonight. >> in 1965 nbc news came to town, making a documentary on race relations. bookers entertaining recitation of the menu at luscos was famous around town, so they asked him to do his usual routine for the camera. >> we have great shrimp cocktail, shri...

Reliquary of like indiscretions past, you know? >> but maybe to really tell the story of this place, you have to start with a story of its most famous employee, booker wright. he had been working at luscos as a waiter since he was 14 years old. >> we dont have a red menu. id be glad to tell you what theyre going to serve tonight. >> in 1965 nbc news came to town, making a documentary on race relations. bookers entertaining recitation of the menu at luscos was famous around town, so they asked hi...

If you dont, whats wrong with you? the meaner the man be, the more you smile, although youre crying on the inside. im not going to tip that nigger. you dont look for no tips. yes, sir, thank you. what did you say? thank you, sir. thats what you have to go through here. but remember, you have to keep that smile. >> telling the truth was still risky business in 1966 mississippi, and booker wright was not rewarded for his candor. it was not a good experience for him. it did not make him a star. >> ...

Some call me nigger. all that hate, but you have to smile. if you dont, whats wrong with you? the meaner the man be, the more you smile, although youre crying on the inside. im not going to tip that nigger. you dont look for no tips. yes, sir, thank you. what did you say? thank you, sir. thats what you have to go through here. but remember, you have to keep that smile. >> telling the truth was still risky business in 1966 mississippi, and booker wright was not rewarded for his candor. it was not...

Some call me nigger. all that hurt but you have to smile. if you dont, whats wrong with you? the meaner the man be, the more you smile. although youre crying on the inside. im not going to tip that nigger. you dont look for no tips. yes, sir, thank you. what did you say? thank you, sir. thats what you have to go through here. but, remember, you have to keep that smile. >> telling the truth was still risky business in 1966 mississippi, and booker wright was not rewarded for his candor. >> it was ...

Reliquary of like indiscretions past, you know? >> but maybe to really tell the story of this place, you have to start with a story of its most famous employee, booker wright. he had been working at luscos as a waiter since he was 14 years old. >> we dont have a red menu. id be glad to tell you what theyre going to serve tonight. >> in 1965 nbc news came to town, making a documentary on race relations. bookers entertaining recitation of the menu at luscos was famous around town, so they asked hi...

Past, you know? >> but maybe to really tell the story of this place, you have to start with a story of its most famous employee, booker wright. he had been working at luscos as a waiter since he was 14 years old. >> we dont have a red menu. id be glad to tell you what theyre going to serve tonight. >> in 1965 nbc news came to town, making a documentary on race relations. bookers entertaining recitation of the menu at luscos was famous around town, so they asked him to do his usual routine for th...

If you dont, whats wrong with you? the meaner the man be, the more you smile. although youre crying on the inside. im not going to tip that nigger. you dont look for no tips. yes, sir, thank you. what did you say? thank you, sir. thats what you have to go through here. but remember, you have to keep that smile. >> telling the truth was still risky business in 1966 mississippi, and booker wright was not rewarded for his candor. >> it was not a good experience for him. it did not make him a star. ...

>> reporter: this controversy keeps getting hotter. today there were more charges, counter charges and more outrage surrounding mitt romneys record at bain capital. today mitt romneys attended church with his family while on the sunday talk shows his surrogates were on the offensive fighting back about whether the time at bain capital included outsourcing of jobs. >> this notion that while he was at bain capital governor romney shut down american jobs and moved them overseas. its paten...

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