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District of Columbia

IronLionZion

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2. I still encounter that today in DC

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 15, 2020, 10:16 AM

Oct 2020

They wish they could say it that explicitly. But instead, government contracting firms will say only US citizens need apply (because of security clearances) and then stubbornly deny my citizenship (US, documented, easily verified). One of them came close to admitting the only reason I made it past the phone screening is because I have an American accent and a Christian name.

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Here's how real estate professionals in 1948 perpetuated segregation in DC [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 OP

That history is deplorable, but not that unusual. I remember reading employment ads in 1970s Hoyt Oct 2020 #1

I still encounter that today in DC IronLionZion Oct 2020 #2

I'm sorry. Just isn't right, but I know it goes on. Hoyt Oct 2020 #3

That kind of thing was true pretty much everywhere PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #4