Thomas Confirmation Hearing Day 7, Part 2
1991-09-20T01:16:19-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWU1XC8xOTkxMDkyMDAxNDgxNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to hear testimony on day seven of the Thomas Confirmation Hearing from panels consisting of witnesses both for and against Judge Clarence Thomas. Witnesses included black attorney Larry Thompson, who supported Judge Clarence Thomas and criticized the opposition to the Judge by civil rights groups who claimed to speak for all black Americans. Lane Kirkland, President of the AFL and CIO, characterized the nominee as a “gladiator in the ideological arena,” and said he was unfit to succeed Justice Marshall.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to hear testimony on day seven of the Thomas Confirmation Hearing from panels consisting… read more
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to hear testimony on day seven of the Thomas Confirmation Hearing from panels consisting of witnesses both for and against Judge Clarence Thomas. Witnesses included black attorney Larry Thompson, who supported Judge Clarence Thomas and criticized the opposition to the Judge by civil rights groups who claimed to speak for all black Americans. Lane Kirkland, President of the AFL and CIO, characterized the nominee as a “gladiator in the ideological arena,” and said he was unfit to succeed Justice Marshall. close
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- Sadako Holmes Representative National Black Nurses Association
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- John Kern III Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->District of Columbia Circuit
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- Larry Thompson Attorney King and Spalding
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