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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDelivery driver allegedly turned away because he's black.
A Lowes delivery driver in Virginia says his manager gave in to a customer who demanded that the store not send a black person to her home.
Marcus Bradley said last Monday started out as an ordinary day on the job.
"Then I got a phone call on the phone telling me to bring the delivery back, saying that I couldn't do the delivery," Bradley said.
He said what he heard next stunned him.
"I asked him why I couldn't do it, and he said because you're black, and they don't want you at the house," Bradley said.
Bradley said he was told the customer specifically asked Lowe's not to send a black delivery person.
Read more: http://www.fox10tv.com/story/29738022/delivery-driver-allegedly-turned-away-because-hes-black#ixzz3ibLuyWWS]
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Delivery driver allegedly turned away because he's black. (Original Post)
madamvlb
Aug 2015
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jberryhill
(62,444 posts)1. "The manager who pulled Bradley from the delivery was fired."
cwydro
(51,308 posts)4. Good to hear that.
Amazing.
Vinca
(50,310 posts)2. They should have refunded the customer's money and told her where to go.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)3. I told Lowes where to go
but that was regarding several completely different issues.