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Dahleen Glanton: America's problems with race start (but don't end) at your Starbucks bathroom

Why are Americans still fighting over toilets?

I often wonder how that little porcelain receptacle we all use to take care of our most intimate personal business found its way to the core of our social consciousness.

The toilet has managed to remain one of the most divisive issues in our culture for more than half a century, tweaking itself occasionally to stay relevant to the times.

The incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia where two African-American men were denied access to the restroom shows that we are far

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