THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992
PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH
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Thurgood Marshall
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Jimmy Jackson
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Martin Luther King
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Clarence Thomas
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Detailed explanation-1: -On July 1, 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court of the United States to replace Thurgood Marshall, who had announced his retirement.
Detailed explanation-2: -On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as the first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1991. After Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court and its longest-serving member since Anthony Kennedy’s retirement in 2018. Since Stephen Breyer’s retirement in 2022, Thomas has been the oldest justice.
Detailed explanation-4: -On June 13, 1967, Johnson nominated Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court, calling the move “the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place.” The Senate confirmed Marshall two months later on August 30, 1967, and he took his seat when the Court session opened October 2.