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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Rohrlich

Former Chick-fil-A employee said he faced monstrous racial abuse from coworkers and was fired after he complained

An Idaho Chick-fil-A franchise is under fire for alleged bigotry against a Black employee, according to a lawsuit. - (AFP via Getty Images)

A Black employee at a Chick-fil-A franchise in Idaho says he endured more than a half-year of racist abuse from coworkers who, among other things, called him the “n-word,” referred to him as an “ape,” a “monkey” and threatened to cage him like an animal, according to a harrowing discrimination lawsuit obtained by The Independent.

“Of course he works at Chick-fil-A; he’s Black, so he loves chicken,” one of Thomas Wade’s colleagues allegedly said as he stood by in shock.

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