Black Leaders In Congress Condemn Antonin Scalia's Comments On Race
WASHINGTON -- African-American leaders in Congress sharply condemned Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Thursday for his remarks questioning the intelligence level of black students.
"His suggestion that African Americans would fare better at schools that are 'less advanced' or on a 'slow-track' reminds me of the kind of prejudice that led to separate and unequal school systems -- a policy the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional decades ago," civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said in a statement.
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