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"Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of
America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, told in his
own words.
Thomas was born in rural Georgia on June 23, 1948, into a life marked by poverty and hunger. His
parents divorced when Thomas was still a baby, and his father moved north to Philadelphia, leaving his
young mother to raise him and his brother and sister on the ten dollars a week she earned as a maid.
At age seven, Thomas and his six-year-old brother were sent to live with his mother's father, Myers
Anderson, and her stepmother in their Savannah home. It was a move that would forever change Thomas'
life.
His grandfather, whom he called "Daddy", was a black man with a strict work ethic, trying to raise a family
in the years of Jim Crow. Thomas witnessed his grandparents' steadfastness despite injustices, their
hopefulness despite bigotry, and their deep love for their country. His own quiet ambition would
propel him to Holy Cross and Yale Law School, and eventually -- despite a bitter, highly contested public
confirmation -- to the highest court in the land. In this candid and deeply moving memoir, a
quintessential American tale of hardship and grit, Clarence Thomas recounts his astonishing journey for
the first time, and pays homage to the man who made it possible.
Intimately and eloquently, Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing
the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the acrimonious and polarizing Senate hearing
involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair it created in his own life and the
lives of those closest to him. My Grandfather's Son is the story of a determined man whose
faith, courage, and perseverance inspired him to rise up against all odds and achieve his dreams."
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