Thomas, Clarence, 1948-,

My grandfather's son : a memoir / [print] Clarence Thomas. - first edition. - New York : Harper, (c)2007. - xii, 289 pages, 16. pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Sun to sun -- As good as us -- The corridor -- No room at the top -- The golden handcuffs -- Question of will -- "Son, stand up" -- Approaching the bench -- Invitation to a lynching -- Going to meet the man.

The Supreme Court justice recounts his life story, from his impoverished childhood in Jim Crow-era Georgia and his struggles to acquire an education, to his publicly contested confirmation to the nation's highest court.



9780060565558

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Thomas, Clarence, 1948-


United States. Supreme Court --Officials and employees--Biography.


African American judges--Biography.

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