Monday, August 22, 2011

Peggy O'Neil's Pub Refused Minorities: Lawsuit

Peggy O'Neil's Pub Refused Minorities: Lawsuit: A Dorchester, Mass. bar faces a lawsuit that claims the establishment refused to serve minorities.

The Boston Globe reports on a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts Attorney General's office alleging that members of a group of friends were turned away from Peggy O’Neil’s Pub and Grille because they were African-American and Latino.

According to Fox News Latino the suit alleges that, last year an African-American man and a Cape Verdean man were told it was too late to come into the bar, even though white patrons were allowed in.

Later that same night, another group of African-American and Latino friends were told they didn't "look like the type of people" the owner would allow into the pub, according to the suit.