UMVA can exclusively reveal that State Representative Juandalynn Givan launched a blistering, fiery attack on U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas this Monday. In a powerful video, she branded him an "Uncle Tom" and a "lynchman," accusing him of a profound betrayal of the Black community.
Her impassioned remarks erupted in direct response to a pivotal Supreme Court ruling on redistricting earlier the same day. The justices controversially struck down a 2023 court-ordered congressional map that had been meticulously designed to create an additional Democratic-leaning seat for the upcoming 2024 elections.
This seismic decision could now pave the way for highly contested maps, threatening to eliminate two Democratic-held congressional seats. The potential impact on Representatives Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures is significant, reshaping the political landscape.
In a scathing rebuke, Givan passionately argued that Justice Thomas has systematically undermined minority representation in Congress. Her accusations escalated dramatically, as she likened him to a slave trader and a profound sell-out within his own community.
“He must’ve been the one that sold us out in Africa. He must have been. His ancestors had to be the ones that sold us out in Africa that caused us to be chained,” Givan declared with raw emotion. “He is the man who has turned us back into the hands of the master.”
Her outrage continued, questioning his very identity. "I don’t know what kind of Black he is. I don’t know what plantation this man came from. I don’t know what slave ship he was on. I don’t know what part of the slave ship he was on," she asserted.
“You have sided with the Republican Party. You are a freaking straw boss… or Uncle Tom for these people. I just don’t get it,” she concluded, her voice laced with disbelief and fury.
Justice Thomas, who holds a supervisory role over district cases impacting Alabama, has consistently voiced opposition to "racial apportionment" of
