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Black Lawmakers, Leaders Slam Black History Museum, Say Clarence Thomas Exhibit ‘Falls Short’

Tim Pearce
Black Lawmakers, Leaders Slam Black History Museum, Say Clarence Thomas Exhibit ‘Falls Short’
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A group of black Republican lawmakers and leaders are pushing the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., to overhaul its exhibit on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, saying the current one “falls short.”

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) wrote a letter to the museum’s leaders, pushing them to add to Thomas’ exhibit as the second black American to sit on the Supreme Court. Donalds’ letter was also signed by fellow black lawmakers Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT). Dr. Alveda King, The Heritage Foundation president Kay Coles James, GOP commentator Paris Dennard, and others also signed on to the letter, according to Fox News.

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