By a 52-48 vote, he became the second African American to sit on the Supreme Court
IN 2006, HE BECAME ONLY THE SECOND AFRICAN AMERICAN TO BE... [DOC] [TLE] Clarence Thomas - Supreme Court Justice, Judge, Lawyer ... [PAR] Apr 10, 2016 ... Clarence Thomas is the second African-American U.S. Supreme Court ... Before 
he became a justice, Thomas had pursued other ambitions.