Original sentence: Bush's most controversial judicial and cabinet nominees, who are black, Appeals Court nominee Janice Rogers Brown and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, was motivated by racism.Byrd has not opposed well-qualified black nominees, however, as indicated by his support of Secretary of Education Rod Paige and Secretary of State Colin Powell.Conservatives perennially try to smear Byrd with the "racist" label, despite his numerous apologies for his past actions.However, there is little evidence that Byrd opposed Thomas because of his race;  Thomas barely won Senate confirmation after serious allegations of sexual harassment arose, and most Democrats opposed his nomination.Some suggest that Byrd's 2004 opposition to two of George W.Supreme Court in 1991 to replace Thurgood Marshall amounted to racism-- making Byrd the only Senator to have opposed the nomination of both of the only two black Supreme Court justices
Edited sentence: Bush's judicial and cabinet nominees who are black, notably appeals court nominee Janice Rogers Brown and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, was motivated by racism.Byrd has not opposed other people of color that Bush has nominated in the past, voting for Secretary of Education Rod Paige and Secretary of State Colin Powell.Supreme Court in 1991 to replace Thurgood Marshall -- making Byrd the only senator to have opposed the nomination of both of the only two black Supreme Court justices – and Byrd's 2004 opposition to some of George W.The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a civil rights organization, has stated that Byrd's hold on Rice's nomination was "racist