Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs and Travis Hawnwell in “Sister, Sister”

Travis, do you know that you're the first black man I ever heard people call "Mister"? When I was a kid, I wanted to be like you, I wanted people to call me "Mister".

Don't matter what they call you down here, Virgil, you're still just a nigger like me.

I don't believe that.

Nothing ever changes.

You know, Travis, it seems to me that this town has changed, but you've remained the same. And I think that's a shame.