How One Video Game Unflinchingly Tackles Racism With History And Raw Interactions

Lincoln Clay, the lead character in Mafia III, is a protagonist rarely featured by the gaming industry. Lincoln Clay, the lead character in Mafia III, is a protagonist rarely featured by the gaming industry. On the surface all looks tranquil as you drive through the bustling city in your red Pontiac, tapping your foot to Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang." But as you take a sharp left down a winding back alley, an alarming sight gives you pause. Behind you, trucks painted with the Confederate flag begin to appear, the white men behind the wheel angry and visceral as they shout racial slurs.