Racism on Aisle Two: a Survey of Federal and State Anti-discrimination Public Accommodation Laws

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D. STATUTES NOT COVERING RETAIL STORES

Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas do not have public accommodation statutes. As a result, there is no prohibition on racial discrimination in retail stores in those states. Florida's public accommodation statute actually directly copies Title II. Since the Florida statute uses Title II's exclusive list of places of public accommodation, it does not cover retail stores. Thus, black shoppers facing racial discrimination in retail stores in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and Florida have no state recourse.

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