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==Views on racism==
==Views on racism==
As a justice, Thomas has strongly opposed [[identity politics]] and believes treating people as individuals, rather than members of an ethnic group, is consistent with the Constitution.<ref>Gerber, Scott Douglas (February 12, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/429700-clarence-thomas-has-had-a-lasting-impact-on-black-history-in-america Clarence Thomas has had a lasting impact on black history in America]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 12, 2019.</ref>
ABC News wrote:
ABC News wrote:
{{cquote|He is adamantly opposed to [[affirmative action]], but for entirely different reasons than white conservatives who drive the debate by arguing it's unfair to white people. Thomas says affirmative action instead has hurt blacks. It not only sends them into environments in which they are doomed to struggle instead of soar, but it also perpetuates negative stereotypes that whites hold today that all blacks are inferior to them and don't belong — just as whites in the South assumed 50 years ago.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Jan Crawford |url=http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3664143&page=2 |title=Clarence Thomas: A Silent Justice Speaks Out |work=[[ABC]] |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref>}}
{{cquote|He is adamantly opposed to [[affirmative action]], but for entirely different reasons than white conservatives who drive the debate by arguing it's unfair to white people. Thomas says affirmative action instead has hurt blacks. It not only sends them into environments in which they are doomed to struggle instead of soar, but it also perpetuates negative stereotypes that whites hold today that all blacks are inferior to them and don't belong — just as whites in the South assumed 50 years ago.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Jan Crawford |url=http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Story?id=3664143&page=2 |title=Clarence Thomas: A Silent Justice Speaks Out |work=[[ABC]] |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref>}}