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people as the central players -- >> shush, don't tell them. >> well, cats out of the bag. >> it's happening. >> i think it happened today. >> thank you for the book plug, as well. thank you my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the year was 1990. republican incumbent north carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election. so helms cold in the political consultants, who helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back. and this is what they came up with. th...

the year was 1990, republican incumbent of north carolina senator jesse helms was polling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election, so home called in the political consultants who, in turn, helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back, and this is what they came up with, this ad. >> you needed that job, -- but they had to give it to a minority because of the racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt says it is. he supports the racial quota law, making the color of your skin more important in your qu...

Chair -- and as head of the civil rights division, he sought to ban civil rights. -- that pattern clarence thomas a public admonishment from the naacp, but in the raid reagan justice department was a different story. it earned him praise. during a ceremony held in september of 1985 to reappoint clarence thomas is the head of the eeoc thomas was like by attorney general edwin meese and senator strong thurman, south carolina segregationist as well as bradford reynolds who lauded thomas is the epitome of the right kind of affirmative action, working the right way. bradford reynolds called thomas'...

His yield diploma because apparently that's how much he thought it was worth. and clarence thomas is the guy reagan picked to head up the office in charge of taking on affirmative action related cases. with clarence thomas as eeoc chair -- and as head of the civil rights division, he sought to ban civil rights. -- that pattern clarence thomas a public admonishment from the naacp, but in the raid reagan justice department was a different story. it earned him praise. during a ceremony held in september of 1985 to reappoint clarence thomas is the head of the eeoc thomas was like by attorney gener...