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On the recordFebruary 1, 2022
Dare I say? And it will - and this is going to make its rounds, I'm sure. But dare I say, one of the cruelest - one of the cruelest jokes that this country has ever played, on Black folk, was replacing Thurgood Marshall with Clarence Thomas.
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Bakari Sellers
Democratic · South Carolina

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Bakari Sellers comments on the historical significance of Thurgood Marshall's replacement by Clarence Thomas, highlighting the impact on Black Americans.

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