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admissions. >> it is a complete misnomer to suggest this is about color brined blind when in fact it is about being blind to history. >> tonight, the ruling, the powerful descent, and how clarence thomas finally won his long battle against affirmative action. n hi long>> did you give your degree back again? >> yale does not recognize me. [laughter] >> as the special counsel ramps up on the january 6th investigation -- >> that is what jack smith is going in for, absolutely, this is it, this is the big show. >> what we are learning today about new subpoenas in the documents case. >> i ...

carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger. so helms called in the political consultants who in turn helped the helms campaign to fight back. this is what theygn came up wit this ad. >> you needed that job because you were the best qualified, but they had to give it to a minority because of a racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gains says it is. your vote on this issue, for racial quota, harvey gain, against racial quotas, jesse helms. >> you were a better candidate than the minority guy that they went with. can you feel the injustice of it ...

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...

investigation -- >> that is what jack smith is going in for, absolutely, this is it, this is the big show. >> what we are learning today about new subpoenas in the documents case. >> i get everything right and they indicted me. >> -- when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. today in a landmark ruling that overturns decades of precedent, sweeping aside generations of arguments about racial justice and equality, the supreme court in a 6 to 3 decision, six conservatives to three liberals, effectively got rid of the use of race in college ...