Tagged: livelihood

“In certain industries and trades, Negroes are so systematically excluded that an agreement or concert of action might be inferred. Social and economic discrimination has a direct relationship to monopoly practices in the pursuit of a livelihood….Race discrimination has been used as a means of securing a white workers’ monopoly.”

Source: Philip Marcus. Civil Rights and the Anti-trust Laws. 18 U. Chi. L. Rev. 171, 190 1950-1951.

“[Marcus Isaiah Washington] satisfies the prima facie test, with impressive qualifications (University of Miami accelerated graduation and a master’s degree by age 23) and some initial successes in the industry before working for [the William Morris Agency].” — Arbitrator David L. Gregory’s Partial Final Award, December 17, 2013. pg. 8