Racial Incident on Route 40 Becomes International Incident
This file appears in: The Bonnie Brae Diner
This is a page from a December 1960 Life Magazine article about the racial incidents at Route 40 restaurants in Maryland involving African diplomats. The incidents aroused international scrutiny. One of the more noteworthy incidents took place at the Bonnie Brae. The article describes the incidents, includes from various people and describes the resolution.
This file appears in: The Bonnie Brae Diner
The Bonnie Brae Diner
The Bonnie Brae diner in Edgewood, Maryland was the site of an incident involving an African diplomat in June 1961.They were made famous by reporting in LIFE magazine. The diner’s owners denied service to the Ambassador from Chad (Adam Malik Sow)…