Thomas, Clarence, 1948-

My grandfather's son : a memoir / Clarence Thomas. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper, c2007. - xii, 289 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 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.

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Thomas, Clarence, 1948-
Thomas, Clarence, 1948-
Thomas, Clarence


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


African American judges--Biography.
Judges--United States--Biography.
African American judges--Biography.

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