Joe's Crab Shack under fire for 'lynching' table decor

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Saturday, March 12, 2016
VIDEO: Restaurant under fire for lynching decor
Some customers say they were offended, even enraged, by a photo used in the decor a restaurant called Joe's Crab Shack.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- In Minneapolis, customers were offended, some even enraged, by a photo used in the decor of a restaurant called Joe's Crab Shack.

As part of the table display, a historic photo shows the hanging of black man for robbery and murder in 1895. That man is surrounded by a crowd of white people.

There's also a word bubble above the man being lynched that reads: "All I said was I didn't like the gumbo!"

Tyrone Williams is one of the upset customers.

"We just felt sick and confused. It was just sickening, it was disgusting," he said.

Joe's Crab Shack released a statement apologizing, saying they understand the photo is offensive, that they take this matter very seriously and have since removed that photo.