One case Castro and Corral mention that shows the African American being denied their rights under this is the case DeGraffenreid v. General Motors. In this case, African American women were fighting for their right to get their jobs back having been laid off, which they believed to be because of their race. The court ruled against them for several reasons. The most important reason was that it was illegal to combine race, color and sex discrimination under Title VII. Another reason was because it was shown that General Motors hired white female workers, so African American women were not allowed to make the claim that they were discriminated against because of sex
One case Castro and Corral mention that shows the African American being denied their rights under this is the case DeGraffenreid v. General Motors. In this case, African American women were fighting for their right to get their jobs back having been laid off, which they believed to be because of their race. The court ruled against them for several reasons. The most important reason was that it was illegal to combine race, color and sex discrimination under Title VII. Another reason was because it was shown that General Motors hired white female workers, so African American women were not allowed to make the claim that they were discriminated against because of sex