Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit June 26, 1981, Nos. 79-1533, 79-1725 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. American National Bank)

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JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) instituted this action on a complaint charging that defendant American National Bank (ANB or Bank) had engaged in a pattern or practice of *1181racially discriminatory hiring practices from 1969 to 1975, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.