while.
R TI P 10 years
its economic growth has aver-
aged 1 thin 2 pel' ent a year,
ve a populati n gr wth of
2.6 percent. It has, and bad, mas
sive unemployment inadequate
bou in and education and
health servi . It has been hit by
a drought and the world eco
nomic recession.
Down- ize be damned Afri
can American protesto -rumed
investors sbould take note of the
potential of thi oon-to-be
Black-run country.Iti oncofthe
top 25 tradin nations in the
world and a Il uri hing la k
marketcan d vclop in cxp rtand
import,
A Bt ck-run
h uJd be aura 't1 • t Aln an
American. apital and/or 'human
� ou .ltj � d busin '
potential, i a market- as d
econorny and h ar i nalmar-
ket of 1 million pIe.
It had a functiorun industrial
system and a good phy ical and
financial infrns truc ture. By exer
cising good thmklll acro s
party, and racial lines African
American grou can collec-
tively tart busin and invest-
ment linka th reo
A numb r group includ-
ing the In�emati6nal cbang�
twOrK, have deveioped high-
I I nla thcr that may be
logical p' � and "pen pal "
i ide that untry. For to
nt. ,t thc I
SAWYER
r admi -
ion t ntic hip
pro ms.
An indication of the human capi-
death for murder d ixty even
were impri ooed for plotting
m ere of white people.
In addition to the 10 life nd
n, for
muti
thr
nd mliti-
00
MA Y B , before the
civil war, were the u ful mall
busines entrepreneurs of the South,
as well as, many Northern and West
ern areas.
DDITIONALLY, FARM'sup
plies, food and household products
had to be aeq uired from these same
merchants. Books of accounts were
not made available to Black farmers
and workers.
Blacks vdlo spoke up or tried to
citcumvent the establi hed market,
were subject to the destruction of
their property and land and for many
-dca.th.
Blacks manufa tured carnag ,
cabinets and furniture, shoes and
clothing. They opened bla ksmiths
hop, barbershop , restaurants and
hoe-shine tands. Blacks tilled the
oil and managed to produce food as
well as, commodity crop. The re-
ul ts of the e endeavors erved only
to enrich the southern ari tocracy,
northern merchant and' European
manuf cturer.
But financial ace 1 Just one
ei ment f the economic ociety
from wluch Blac are excluded. The
enti rc mark tplac f r la r, go d
and ervi e y t m ti ally e [ud
Bla ks, White in America do not
buy rom Blac nor do they use.
Black labor on an equitable b i.
Th exclusion of 12 percent of the
U.S. population from the highly I D OF BEING'subjected to
touted capitali tic marketplace 1 not . the whim of the white financial mar
a ca e but an effect. The exclusion ket in all of their commercial deal
i not a result of Bla kst ignorance in�, a group of Blacks came together
and la k of loll. Thl exclusion i an in an effort to maximize profits from
effect of whit acting in concert to their labors and preempt further ex
limit the impact of Bla k labor and. , ploitation.
goods on a free market y tern. The mob of white fanners and
La! ez-f ire, fr -market policy worke were upported by the local
abh u h a conspira y. Fr and p Ii c for c. They d cended upon
un ncumbered ace to the mark t th� m 11 roup f Black entrepre-
i ential to th w 11 bem 0 the neuI'S. .
peopl who make up a ciety. In heated confrontation, where
the whl e demanded the Blacks dis
th ir economic truggle,
w,cre kill d. T Blacks
w re ., 'd of m . cring whites
and armed band of whit proceeded
t kill 2 Blae r venge.
Tw Iv Bla wer entenced to
One example occurred in October
1919, when a race riot occurred in
Elaine, Phillip County Arkansas.
, 'Th whitesjoined together in mob
action to prevent the organization of
a Bl k elf-help cooperative organ
ized to overcome years of econsrnic
abuse impo ed by the Southern
harecropping sy tern.
If You Bought A Domestic Airline Icket
een January 1, 1 and June 30, 1992
You ay Be Entitled to File a Claim
U ITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
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DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORTATION MASTER FILE
_ANT_ITR_U_S_T_UT_IGA_T_IO_N___________ No. 1:9O-CV.2485-MHS &
ThIs Document R To: MDL No. 881
ALL ACTIONS
IF YOU PURCHASED AN AIRLINE TICKET DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1988, TO JUNE 30, 1992, FOR DOMESTIC AIR
TRAVEL ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AIRLINES: AMERICAN AIRLINES. INC.; CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.; DELTA AIR' t
LINES, INC.; MIDWAY AIRLINES, INC.; NORTHWEST AIRLINES. INC.; PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC.; TRANS WORLD
AIRLINES, INC.; UNITED AIRLINES, INC.; OR USAIR, INC.; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: .
The Court has appl'OY8d a .. nlement In the lawsuit g In t the 11111nes Itsted above and the Airline Tartff Pubflshlng Company, Inc. You
may file a claim If, between January 1, 1988 and June 30, ,1992 you purchased, domestIC rtlne PI nger ticket from one of the all"llne
I ted above for travel to, from, or connecting on a sing all1lne It the following hubs-ATlANTA, BALTI�ORE, BOSTON CHARLOTTE,
CHICAGO (O'HARE and MIDWAY), CINCINNATI, CLEVELAND, DALLASIFT. WORTH, DAYTQN, DENVER, DETROIT, HOUSTON (IAH),
INDIANAPOLIS, KANSAS CITY (MISSOURI), LOS ANGELES, MEMPHIS, MIAMI, MINNEAPOLISIST. PAUL, NASHVILLE, NEWARK,
NEW YORK (J.F.K. nd LA GUARDIA), ORLANDO, PHILADELPHIA, PITISBURGH, RALEIGHIOURHAM, ST. LOUIS SALT LAKE CITY,
SAN FRANCISCO. SAN JOSE, SYRACUSE AND WASHINGTON (NATIONAL and DULLES). THE CLAIM FILING DEADLINE HAS BEEN
EXTENDED TO JUNE 1, 1993.
The foflowlng Information may help you In filing a
1. You m y use a photocopy of a ctalm form eo long . your ortglnal signature 1PP8Ir1 on that photocopy. You may obtan a dUn
form by cllPDIno and ndlng the form below or wrttlng to Alrflnes AnlHrust Utlgatlon, P.O. Bo. 209, PhiladelPhia, Pennsytvan 18101,
Your tra legent mlY h ve claim forms.
2. The person or entity Who paid for the tIC et at'the time of purcH I the proper mant, but " that person was reimbursed the
ent re amount paid for the Ilcht (pul"luant to oral or wrlnen agreement), th reimbursing party Is the claimant. " corporate or busl sa
cia mants have relmbura�1 an employ", the employee should not submit claim for that pertrcular travel.
3. II you are c 1m ng be don furCha s In exce s of $2,500 (Long CI 1m Form C), VOU have thl option of est Ing your overall
cl 1m by a re on • projection 0 a one·year purcha period. To do thl , you must your ctu I purche reoord (lnctud ng,
among other thing , management r port , frequent Wer tatement , credit card statement ,exp80 account r Imbu ement record ,
corporate financial record ,canc8 led checks and airline tICket coupon rece pta) to calcu tot,l tlcf(lt porche for a rep ten ttw
period of time covering at t twelvl oonsecutlve month •. You would next Iect a hart r pertod of at t six months over which to
calcul II the percent of your travel Which I cI .s travel (travel on one of the bove·lIsted all1lne. to, from or oonnectlng at one 0( the 34
hubt Mated bov.). The twelve· month actual purcha e amount I then mu Iplied by the c:atculated perc.ntage to obtaln an ttma d
the tw lve·month purchase amount which rep qua ttytng ·cI .. trlvel. Th t r e tlmate can then be profected for a or 10
much of the four and one·hal1 VI r cl m per10d to which the m t. re onably r9pf'8 tatlve. Your claim ffHnG may be � to
audit. If you WOUld I additional fotmatlon, pea can 1-800-854·7264. .
4. Aft r your claim form 11" �,you IhOUld reoe an acknowledgm t postcard. Admowtedgment cardllhOUld be rna by
Sept mbar 1,1993.
5 Becau all claim forml must be received and processed before any certtftcat • can be Itrblted, It could be twelve to
months before you receive your oertlf tes (and even longer 11 the approval of the nte nt Is appealed). The certl1leet amount you
" reoelve wi be det rmlned once all the ct 1m forms have been proce d. You may r d m these certlflcate. through Y9Ur tra I
agent or dlrec1IV wi the 11 • •
8. P ase no tty Cilims Admin I trator In wrtt no at P.O 80x 270, Collingswood, w Jersey 08108-0270 of any changes In
add�e s ftlr you your claim form.
7 U S domestic air transportation Include travel within and In betwe n tha fifty states, th District of Columbi ,the Common alth
of Puerto Rico, Gu m, the Virgin Island ,American Samo • Johnston Island. the Commonwealth of the Northem M rlan lsi nd ,and
Pal u Travel to or from points In any of th se pi which was to, from or via ny of the above th rty·'our" tid hubs Qua fie • cl s
tr vel." It wal on a t cf(et purCh sed from th bove listed alrl n during the four nd one·half y ar Class pertod .
8. Govemmen I .ntlt I Ire not members of t cia certified by the Court and a,. not ellglbi to fI cfalm.
If you have dy m led In your ,eta m form, you need not do nythlng fur'tMr un contacted by ttl C m. Admin rator. You I
reoe ve n nowtedgment card.
If you need a claim form, pie dip nd m the form below (Of ctearty print your me and dd on a postcard or r and lind It
to the ddr below) and m form. be nt to you. ,
i ;;;·�;;.;E; A�;R-;;ST �;;ATION, P.;- e: ;'�p;;adelphl-:- p-;;;'; � - - -: - - -l
I PL E END ME A NOT1e NO CLAI FORM. I
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If you need dd nformatlon � hoW to your 1m. ca 1-800-854-72&4.00 NOT CALL THIS NU B R TO REQUEST
CLAIM FORMS. Your tra I may w fonnt nd tIon to Ip you.