My first experience of race in the US came in 1999 when I visited Dalton, Georgia, on business. He opened the rear door, while I motioned that I wanted to sit in the front. The ice having broken, the driver suddenly pointed: “Look over there! I walk into a Walmart and I know that as a black person I will be followed by security cameras. However, young and bright you may be in America, if you happen to be black you will get smacked.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2020 08:11 UTC