Elegance Or Not I Am Unsure

[ned]

I responded to your post. I'm not going to read the entire thread, other responses/questions, your responses to them, and then get analytical for you.Nothing stated in your opening post implies illegal discrimination or actions of retaliation. Naturally, you may ignore my response.

[Patton]

Sounds more like your boss is friends with the guy and wanted someone to clean up friend's mess and then put friend back in when things were going better.If it's racially motivated, it might be hard to prove. You've got nothing to lose by calling the EEOC.