e.g., Lincoln v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, 697 F.2d 928 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 826, 104 S.Ct. 97, 78 L.Ed.2d 102 (1983) (white faculty member at predominantly black college was a member of "racial minority" for Title VII purposes.)
Carter has established a prima facie case. She was a member of a racial minority, for she is white and worked for a predominantly black agency; she was qualified for her job; she was terminated from her job; and she was replaced by a black person. That the agency was substantially controlled by the white members of the board of directors does not detract from the conclusion that she was a member of a racial minority. The Head Start staff was predominantly black;to accepting Carter's withdrawal of her resignation, if indeed White wanted her to continue as director of the Head Start Program.
White and the agency contend that Carter failed to follow proper procedures by not presenting her resignation withdrawal to White and the policy council first. They further contend that she set unreasonable conditions for her continued employment. Those reasons appear on their face to justify White's refusal to accept Carter's withdrawal of her resignation.[*] However, a deeper analysis is warranted here. The court is convinced that White entered into a scheme to force Carter out of the agency because she was white. He personally ostracized her and usurped her duties; and, with the help of Tinsley, the black chairperson of the policy council, he mobilized Carter's black staff