In 1993, six African American Secret Service agents filed a complaint with the Department of Justice against Denny's for refusal of service. They argued that the restaurant took much longer to serve them than other customers. Thousands of other African Americans came forward with similar allegations after the complaint was filed. What are these allegations evidence of?
A) situational ethnicity
B) assimilation
C) institutional discrimination
D) individual discrimination

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The allegations of thousands of African Americans about being refused service at Denny's are evidence of institutional discrimination, where a pattern of discrimination exists within an organization or institution. In this case, it was the restaurant chain Denny's that was accused of discriminatory practices against African American customers. These allegations demonstrate that there was a larger systemic issue at play rather than just isolated incidents of individual discrimination.

In 1993, Six African American Secret Service Agents Filed a Complaint