Clarence Thomas was born on this day in history, June 23, 1948. The future Supreme Court justice was born into extreme poverty near Savannah, Georgia.
,"because that was what my mother called him … He was dark, strong, proud and determined to mold me in his image … He was the one hero in my life."
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was born on June 23, 1948, in Pin Point, Georgia. In his personal memoir, he wrote that his maternal grandfather was"the one hero in my life."He became the first Black student to be admitted to St. John Vianney, a Catholic minor seminary, said the website Oyez.
"To this day I revere, admire and love my nuns. They were devout, courageous and principled women," he said. Despite his academic success at St. John Vianney, Thomas was the recipient of racially charged bullying, said Oyez.
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