Book Review, My Grandfather's Son and Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas

5 Pages Posted: 1 Dec 2009

Date Written: September 1, 2008

Abstract

Whatever you think of his politics or jurisprudence, Clarence Thomas is a remarkable man. Born into desperate poverty in the Jim Crow South and raised by his illiterate grandfather, he would graduate from (and be completely disillusioned by) Yale Law School while battling personal and political demons that would have felled lesser mortals many times over. Now on the Supreme Court bench for over 15 years, Justice Thomas has established himself as a force to be reckoned with, a strong voice who has accepted and transcended his unfortunate notoriety.

Keywords: Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court, autobiography, biography, memoir

Suggested Citation

Shapiro, Ilya, Book Review, My Grandfather's Son and Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas (September 1, 2008). Cato Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1513306

Ilya Shapiro (Contact Author)

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