Who voted against Minton's Supreme Court confirmation?
Harry Flood Byrd
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Russell Jr.
Joseph McCarthy
Answer
In 1949, Harry Flood Byrd, a Democratic senator from Virginia, cast the sole vote against the confirmation of Sherman Minton to the Supreme Court. Byrd opposed Minton's support for President Truman's civil rights initiatives and his stance on states' rights. Minton was ultimately confirmed by a vote of 48-1.
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