MISSISSIPPI: RV Park Evicts Interracial Couple [VIDEO]

Mississippi’s anti-LGBT hate law may reach the desk of Gov. Phil Bryant today and this is the story currently leading his state’s headlines. From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger:

A Mississippi RV park owner evicted an interracial couple because of the color of their skin. “Me and my husband, not ever in 10 years have we experienced any problem,” said Erica Flores Dunahoo, who is Hispanic and Native American and whose husband, a National Guardsman, is African-American. “Nobody’s given us dirty looks. This is our first time.”

More than a half-century after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 barred discrimination on the basis of race, Gene Baker acknowledged asking the interracial couple to leave his RV park in Tupelo. Baker, who lives in Aberdeen, said he only did it because “the neighbors were giving me such a problem.” The NAACP is investigating.

Dunahoo said she reported the matter to the NAACP because she believes Baker should not be allowed to turn away interracial couples. “I just want it to be where everybody is treating everybody equally.” Asked if he had a problem with a mixed-race couple, Baker replied, “Oh, no.” He said his church lets interracial couples attend.

Dunahoo said he told her they could attend their church but “we’re not allowed to be members.” Baker explained that if neighbors have a problem, “the best thing you can do is what the neighbors want to do.” Asked if he would rent the RV space if another interracial couple showed up, he replied, “I’m closing it down, and that solves the problem.”

UPDATE: I’ve removed the auto-playing video. See it at the link above.