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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 lusco's as a waiter since he was 14 years old. >> we don't have a red menu. i'd be glad to tell you what they're going to serve tonight. >> in 1965 nbc news came to town, making a documentary on race relations. booker's entertaining recitation of the menu at lusco's was famous around town, so they asked him to do his usual routine for the camera. >> we have great shrimp cocktail, shrimp, half shell. >> but at the end of his usual litany is where he dropped the truth bomb that ...

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 lusco's as a waiter since he was 14 years old. >> we don't have a red menu. i'd be glad to tell you what they're going to serve tonight. >> in 1965 nbc news came to town, making a documentary on race relations. booker's entertaining recitation of the menu at lusco's was famous around town, so they asked him to do his usual routine for the camera. >> we have great shrimp cocktail, shrimp, half shell...

If you don't, what's wrong with you? the meaner the man be, the more you smile, although you're crying on the inside. i'm not going to tip that nigger. you don't look for no tips. yes, sir, thank you. what did you say? thank you, sir. that's 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. >> not within the white community. but even the stokely carmichael mainly first chanted black pow...

Some call me nigger. all that hate, but you have to smile. if you don't, what's wrong with you? the meaner the man be, the more you smile, although you're crying on the inside. i'm not going to tip that nigger. you don't look for no tips. yes, sir, thank you. what did you say? thank you, sir. that's 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. >> not within the white community. but...

Some call me nigger. all that hurt but you have to smile. if you don't, what's wrong with you? the meaner the man be, the more you smile. although you're crying on the inside. i'm not going to tip that nigger. you don't look for no tips. yes, sir, thank you. what did you say? thank you, sir. that's 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. >> not within the white community. ...