African-American finds note with racial slur in Florida hotel room

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Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. Michael Davis found a note in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel that read, "You're a n----r."The family went out to breakfast, and upon returning to the hotel room, Davis found the note on the lamp, written on the hotel's stationery. "The hotel manager ... saying that he would 'absolutely feel safe' in this hotel after this happened showed an unbelievable lack of empathy," read Davis' post. He moved his family to a hotel in Clearwater because they did not feel safe at the Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. More than 100 comments on the Facebook post flowed in, supportive of the Davis family.

Racist room note left by previous guest, Sarasota hotel says

Room 622 at the Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota, the scene where a racist note was found. [Herald-Tribune staff photo / Anna Bryson] ▲ Michael Davis posted on his Facebook page this note found in his family's room at Art Ovation Hotel in Sarasota. [MICHAEL DAVIS VIA FACEBOOK] ▲SARASOTA — The racist note discovered by an African-American family in their hotel room on the Fourth of July was left by a previous guest and was not directed at the family, according to an internal investigation by Art Ovation Hotel. Davis said that he is "still slightly concerned" about his initial exchange with management at the Art Ovation Hotel. Mayor Liz Alpert expressed her concern for the Sarasota community following the hotel incident.

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