Context: During a diplomatic trip across the United States at the age of 15, future King Kamehameha IV of Hawaii (and his brother future King Kamehameha V) encountered racial prejudice for the first time while on a train waiting for departure.
The conductor of the train approached the young Prince and told him he’d have to move train cars, to which the Prince asked why. Someone then informed the conductor whom he was speaking too and he apologized, but this event still left an impact on the future King
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