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==Supreme Court==
 
==Supreme Court==
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Black was nominated by Roosevelt to the [[United States Supreme Court]] in August 1937. Civil rights groups including the [[NAACP]] demanded answers on his KKK membership. A month after being confirmed by the Senate, it was ''then'' confirmed by the ''Pittsburg Post-Gazette'' that he had been a member of the Klan. He refused to resign despite a national uproar which included hundreds protesting against him. He responded to these calls for resignation on October 1, 1937 in a radio address where he admitted to being a [[liberal]].<ref>
 
Black was nominated by Roosevelt to the [[United States Supreme Court]] in August 1937. Civil rights groups including the [[NAACP]] demanded answers on his KKK membership. A month after being confirmed by the Senate, it was ''then'' confirmed by the ''Pittsburg Post-Gazette'' that he had been a member of the Klan. He refused to resign despite a national uproar which included hundreds protesting against him. He responded to these calls for resignation on October 1, 1937 in a radio address where he admitted to being a [[liberal]].<ref>
 
https://youtu.be/p7BaRRPh428</ref>
 
https://youtu.be/p7BaRRPh428</ref>
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