Discrimination in Philadelphia
Blacks were discriminated in the workplace. When a black person applied or was looking for a job that made them equally qualified for it with that of a white person, the black person was turned down a job opportunity on the basis that they were black. The black person's work performance (be it highly exceptional) is critiqued not individually, but collectively along with other blacks who are working alongside them. If the rest of his black workers are underperforming, but he's doing a very great job, his highly exceptional skills have lost value among his superiors. The black individual also earns a lower wage compared to that of his white counterpart when they may be performing similar tasks and occupations.
There also was housing discrimination among blacks in the 'city of brotherly love.' Some blacks were living in homes similar in worth as white inhabited homes, but were paying higher prices. Housing conditions "are mostly brick, some wood, not very old, and in general uncared for rather than undilapidated."
~Kathy and Abha~