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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2002

The Bush administration is proposing to settle a landmark civil rights claim against a hotel chain for alleged discrimination against African-Americans.

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Ralph Boyd said he would terminate the suit against Adams Mark hotel. The chain entered into a consent decree which is supposed to run until November 2004 but Boyd said he'd be willing to terminate it within nine months if its provisions are met.

The decree requires Adams Mark to pay for anonymous civil rights testers, twice-yearly training sessions and an ad campaign targeting African-Americans. The company is also required to submit quarterly reports.

The case came about after the hotel required African-American guests who attended a college reunion to wear bright orange wristbands. The guests said they were restricted in what services they could use and were charged exorbitant rates for bad rooms.

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