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The Cambridge city officials answered charges of discrimination leveled against the City Manager's office Monday night at a public hearing on the state of race relations in the city's employment ranks.
When Rachel Seymour, an intern in the city manager's office, addressed the council, City Hall's Sullivan Chamber was filled nearly to capacity with city employees of color and their supporters.
"I come before you today as a woman of color, a newcomer--not a native Cantabrigian--and I want to tell you that I've been shown nothing but respect in the city manager's office and seen nothing but respect shown toward other city employees," Seymour said.
"I believe that I'm in a unique position to let the public know...that the people in the city manager's office have no lack of resolve in dealing with the issues you are speaking to tonight," Seymour said. "You are not so far apart as people would have...
"It's a very impressive accomplishment," said Hasty Pudding press manager Colleen A. McGuinness '99.