Samuel CARROLL, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case raises issues related to hiring, job assignment, training, promotion, compensation, and termination at the Shreveport facilities of the defendant, Sears, Roebuck & Company (“Sears”). The plaintiffs, two black employees of Sears in Shreveport, filed this class action under Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e to 2000e-17 (1976), alleging that employment practices at Sears discriminated against blacks. The district court rejected these allegations. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. Background

Sears is a national chain of department stores…