Napa wine tour accused of racism after kicking out a group of black women for 'laughing too

http://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | August 24, 2015 | Chris Spargo

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A group of black women from a book club were kicked off a wine tour in Napa at the weekend - sparking accusations of racism on the company's part. One of the women, Lisa Johnson, said it was 'humiliating' when she and her friends were escorted off the Napa Valley Wine Train by a police officer. The company said the women had been spoken to several times by the train manager after complaints from other customers that they were laughing and talking too loudly. But one passenger who witnessed the incident later claimed that it was clearly racially motivated.

The Napa Valley Wine Train offers a 'three-hour journey through world famous vineyards: wine tours, wine tasting & great dining'. The women - who all wore matching T-shirts with their book club's slogan, 'Sistahs on the Reading Edge' - departed on the train on Saturday shortly before noon. They admit that they were laughing and talking with one another as they enjoyed their wine. At one point, a fellow passenger told the ladies - including an 83-year-old grandmother - 'this isn’t a bar', while a manager said they needed to quiet down.

Johnson said no one was 'intoxicated' but that a few of the ladies were 'rambunctious' at times, which most passengers did not seem to mind as they chatted with the women and snapped photos.

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