According to WUSA, Roslaynd Harris, 25, was waiting tables Monday at Busboys & Poets, a Washington, D.C., restaurant she described as having a "liberal, Democratic feel." A Washington Post report said the eatery "promotes social justice" and is decorated with African-American art.
"I could tell they were from the South because they had their cowboy hats on, and I was like, 'Oh, you're not from the city,'" Harris, who is black, told WUSA.
"If most Americans have a preconceived perception about people, then we're never going to get better," White told the Post.
"We may have different opinions and disagree on different issues, but the fact that he still looked at me as an equal and someone of value, it said something like, 'OK, not all hope is lost,'" Harris told KUSA.
