Don't want to sleep near a black guy? Sleep in a field instead!

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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Halo_3_Is_Awesome on 2023-06-18 16:24:15+00:00.

So this story isn't mine, it's my great-grandpa's. For some context, this was during the Korean War. This story specifically takes place in 1950. Also, my great-grandpa was in charge of a project, which I won't say what it was for privacy's sake, but one of the other people working on it was a Tuskegee Airman. Also, this story is not very long, because I don't remember many details.

Story: So one day, a racist old guy (I think he was a sergeant) was supposed to stay at my great-grandpa's air field. They were gonna put him in a tent on a cot like everyone else. However, when it was time for bed, the racist old guy found out that the guy on the cot next to him was the Tuskegee Airman. The racist old guy had a freak out that he had to sleep near a black guy. He demanded that his stuff be moved somewhere else. So, his stuff was moved about 50 yards out into a field. He was obviously mad, but he just stormed off, got his stuff and went to the other airfield nearby. They never heard from him again.