Letters To The Editor Discrimination

Today, few believe that blacks should be segregated on public transportation or denied access to employment in the highest echelons of the corporate community.

Few believe that handicapped citizens should be prevented from taking employment or denied reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to conveniences enjoyed by others. Few support the forced retirement of older workers, and most believe in the right of women to join associations that promote employment and business opportunity.

Just as other segments of our society have elected to change, sectors such as Tyler Avenue will ultimately choose open and fair housing because of strengthened law enforcement and the growing mandate of economic and moral forces. Until that time, citizens should recognize that a threat to the human and civil rights of anyone is ultimately a threat to all.

Sandra Holman Bacote

Regional Director, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Philadelphia.