New Smithsonian Museum of African-American History Barely Mentions Clarence Thomas, Hails Anita Hill, James Brown
Rewriting history with the people the Left truly idolizes.
10.3.2016
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The new Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture showcases prominent black Americans and their place in history -- or rather, the Left's revisionist history.
In an article filed under the category "Black History Month," the blog Circa observed a startling disparity between the Smithsonian's homage to people like Anita Hill and entertainer James Brown and that bestowed on the second-ever Black Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas:
[The museum] 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.
Marshall "was a liberal and a key figure of the Civil Rights era" notes Circa, and displays at the museum place President Obama as the second most important African American in history behind only him.
While Thomas is conservative -- a taboo in the Left's revisionist history of Black America -- his role as Supreme Court Justice is undeniably significant and, along with Marshall, helped set precedent for African Americans attaining the highest offices in the land. Nonetheless, Thomas has been relegated to the dustbin of Smithsonian-history.
Yet the Smithsonian's new museum "gives Thomas less billing than singer James Brown."
Hill, the woman who accused Thomas of sexual harassment at his 1991 Senate confirmation hearings, gets plenty of attention. She is featured in the museum's vignette to blacks in the 1990s and has her photo prominently shown along with multiple quotes about her.
This is the Left's legacy -- rewritten to suit its narrative, and its agenda.
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