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‘What Did We Do?’: Black Truckers Say They Were Denied Service Before White Server Called Cops to Remove Them from North Dakota Denny’s Restaurant Allegedly Because of Their Race

Two Black truckers allege they were discriminated against at a South Dakota Denny’s during a rest stop. They claim not only did the waitress not serve them, but she called the police and had them removed.

A video of the incident captured by one of the men showed the white woman had another waitress ask the men to leave. In their opinion, the footage showed how the woman sought to criminalize them based on their race.

“What did we do?” asked one of the truckers.

Black Truckers Say They Were Denied Service Before White Waitress Called Cops to Remove Them from North Dakota Denny’s Restaurant Allegedly Because of Their Race

Damon Whitfield and Hector Madera were asked to leave a Denny’s at a rest stop in South Dakota by a server before cops arrived. (Photos: TikTok video screenshot/real-giltyone)

“I have no idea. I’m not in the situation, but she said, like, to make it more calm,” the server says nervously. “She said, like, you guys can kindly leave because you do have a lot of people around, or the police will be on the way … ‘cause they are.”

“But why do we have to leave?” the trucker asks. “We just came to order food.”

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