Same-race discrimination is a form of
racism
Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one Race (human categorization), race or ethnicity over another. It may also me ...
wherein the perpetrator and the object of the discrimination are of the same racial group.
The first case in the US to reach a Federal court jury to challenge the concept of same-race discrimination occurred on September 11, 2000, when a case was brought by black licensed boxing promoter
Zeke Wilson
Frank Ealton "Zeke" Wilson (December 24, 1869 – April 26, 1928) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1899, for the Boston Beaneaters, Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders wer ...
against a state sports commission headed by a black chairman, asking for damage reparations and punitive redress after his right to conduct professional boxing events was violated.
White Boxing Commissioner William Pender performed direct discriminatory acts, while the black Commission Chairman
Wilbert McClure
Wilbert McClure (October 29, 1938 – August 6, 2020) was an American professional boxer. As an amateur he won gold medals in the light middleweight division at the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Olympics. As a professional he competed f ...
failed to provide the promoter sufficient protection under his authority and co-operated in the unjust cancellation of a series of boxing events, causing financial harm to the promoter. A unanimous jury verdict found that McClure was guilty of racial discrimination along with Pender, and both defendants were assessed punitive damages in addition to the compensatory damages awarded by the jury. Wilson wrote a book titled ''
The Eighth Round'' about the incident.
[Wilson, Zeke. (2005, 2009) The Eighth Round. Punch Out Publishing]
References
Racism
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