The new Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture treats conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas like a mere footnote while heralding the woman who accused him of sexual harassment, Anita Hill.
Twenty-five years ago, Thomas became the second black Supreme Court Justice when he succeeded Thurgood Marshall, the first black justice.
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Neither man’s accomplishments as jurists on the high court get as much attention as Hill, though Marshall’s work on a landmark case as a lawyer is recognized. h/t circa
“The second most important black person in the United States after President Obama.”
— Mark Paoletta
“Absolutely the top black conservative. I’d say even the top conservative,” said Mark Paoletta, a former lawyer in the George H. W. Bush White House, which nominated Thomas.