In Alabama, a federal court judge ruled that a marketing firm working for the re-election of Governor Jim Folsom violated federal law by having black employees call only black voters and white employees call only whites. U.S. District Judge William Acker said federal anti-discrimination law bans such tactics. He also said the law might well prevent advertisers "from employing, based on race, actors to solicit products to a certain group" and the "exclusive hiring of black actors to play such roles as Othello."
[Ed.: You may recall the controversy that erupted a few years back when British actor Jonathan Pryce was chosen to play an Asian role in Miss Saigon.]
