An apprenticeship program trains people to become electricians. One of the requirements for entry into the apprenticeship program is possession of a high school diploma or GED. Applicants without a diploma or GED who applied nonetheless were rejected. In the counties where the program operated, 89.2% of whites and 68.3% of blacks held diplomas or GED’s. Black’s comprised 18.3% of the potential applicant pool (defined as people who work as operators or laborers in the surrounding geographic area), but only 12.2% of actual applicants. Of actual applicants, blacks were several times more likely than whites to be rejected due to lack of a diploma or GED. The apprenticeship program is sued for race discrimination.