ni
This frican Americ n
then demoted becau e the
o n r of the comp ny tared
th t n African Americ n
hould not h ve a upervi ory
po ilion t the company.
B fore the Supreme
Court' decision I t ye r
th t e ened the 1866 Civil
"Right I , federal d i trier
court in AJ b ma found th
o n r of the comp ny guilty
of di criminarion nd
rded the employee more
th n 150000 in d mage.
But 0 n a the Supreme
Court chan ed its t nc r on
r cial di rimination, the di -
crimin tion . rd that the
c to the
o
employee to receive wa
tbro n out of court on n ap­
pe I m de by the 0 ner based
on t e Supreme Court's c r­
rent po irion.
The Civil Right Act
1990 ma es cle r th t it is
illegal to di crimin te again t
omen and racial, religious,
nd ethnic minori ties in the
orkplace by h ring them.
unj tly fuing them or unfair­
ly denying promotion.
The ne Act ma e clear
that it i illeg I for employers
to ma e job dcci ion on the
b si of pred udice and it
guarantee the right of victims
to ue for damage .
There i a 24-hour a day. 7
d ys a eek Western Union
ervice available to regi ter
your support of The Civil
Right Act of 1990. Dial 1-
o 800-257-4900 and a for
Hotline umb r 1000 ( which
has a pre- tored me age sup­
porting the passage of the
Act).
All memb rs of Congress
need to hear from you. Do nor
let the Bush Administration
prevent the pa age of thi im­
portant piece of legislation.
Dr. Lenor
Fulani
. Fuillfl; is the
"hnirp 'r on o/Ihe � al­
liancc Purtv 'IIId II practicing
social ,hall/Jift in Harlem,
Sit can be contacted at the
ew Alliance Party, 2012
Fifth A" nile. �M' York, NY
100 5 and at (�J 2) 996-4700.