- thurgood marshall was the lawyer on brown versus board of education. he was on the supreme court to give a voice to black americans. - i kept my word to the american people and to the senate by picking the best man for the job on the merits, and the fact he's minority, so much the better. - judge, what do you say to critics who say the only reason you're being picked is because you're black? - i think a lot worse things have been said. i disagree with that, but i'll have to live with it. - the senate is scheduled to vote tomorrow on the supreme court nomination of clarence thomas, but now some lawmakers are concerned about an accusation of sexual harassment dating back ten years. - anita hill enters the room now. - democrats were gonna challenge clarence thomas on the basis of his conservative views. his race was not gonna be an issue, but i think the anita hill allegations brought race back into the picture. - the senate judiciary committee is meeting to hear evidence on sexual harassment charges that have been made against judge clarence thomas.