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.
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