EPISODE · Jul 20, 2023 · 21 MIN
Alison Stewart Says Clarence Thomas Misused Her Book In Affirmative Action Decision
from Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast · host WNYC Studios
In his concurrence in the Supreme Court's recent decision that struck down race-based affirmative action, Justice Clarence Thomas cited Alison Stewart's book about the rigorous and formerly legally segregated public high school Dunbar. On Today's Show:Alison Stewart, host of WNYC's All of It and the author of First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America’s First Black Public High School (Lawrence Hill Books, 2015), talks about what she thinks he got wrong and how he misinterpreted what she wrote to uphold his opinion. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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In his concurrence to SCOTUS's recent affirmative action case, Clarence Thomas cited Alison Stewart's book about the formerly legally segregated public high school Dunbar.
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