By a 52-48 vote, he became the second African American to sit on the Supreme Court
[DOC] [TLE] Lies My Textbooks Told Me: Judging Current Supreme Court Justices [PAR] May 8, 2012 ... Reagan's first two nominees for the Supreme Court, Sandra Day ... into back-
alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, ... Thomas was 
narrowly confirmed by the Senate in a 52-48 vote.