Article: Bigotry Reigns Supreme Within U.S. Customs Service


New York Beacon, The
09-23-1998
Bigotry Reigns Supreme Within U.S. Customs Service

This is how Black employees describe working conditions within the U.S. Customs Service, the federal agency charged with guarding America's borders against smuggling.

"A hostile work environment is not the word for it. It's worse...it's like working for back woods bigots," said a Black Customs Service employee in Atlanta with over 20-years experience, who did not want to be named fearing retaliation.

Black Customs Service workers nationwide complain about racist employment practices and white supervisors who regularly use the N-word.

Black Customs employees contend these racist practices produce denials of ...

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