| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 289 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Thomas, Clarence, 1948-
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Thomas, Clarence, 1948- |
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United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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United States. Supreme Court. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
African American judges -- Biography.
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African American judges. |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9780060565558 |
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0060565551 |
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