Supreme discomfort : the divided soul of Clarence Thomas / Kevin Merida and Michael A. Fletcher.
| Author/creator |
Merida, Kevin |
| Other author/creator | Fletcher, Michael A. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Doubleday, ©2007. |
| Description | viii, 422 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Courting venom : being Clarence Thomas -- The Pin Point myth -- The Savannah reality -- Myers, Leola, and Emma -- "Radical" times -- The making of a conservative -- Meteoric rise -- Who lied? -- The aftermath : Thomas's love affair with the right -- Cruel and unusual punishment -- Marshall's footprints -- Inside the court -- Silent justice -- Scalia's clone? -- The quiet, anonymous life -- Expectations. |
| Abstract | Tracks the personal odyssey of perhaps the least understood man in Washington, from his poor childhood in Pin Point and Savannah, Georgia, to his educational experiences in a Catholic seminary and Holy Cross, to his law school years at Yale during the Black Power era, to his rise within the Republican political establishment. It offers a window into a man who straddles two different worlds and is uneasy in both--and whose divided personality and conservative political philosophy will deeply influence American life for years to come. This book originated from a profile of Clarence Thomas that appeared in The Washington Post Magazine. In it, Merida and Fletcher, both Post staffers, both black, crafted a haunting portrait of an isolated and bitter man, savagely reviled by much of the black community yet not entirely comfortable in white society.--From publisher description. |
| Local note | Little-346656--305131052052R |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-407) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006036435 |
| ISBN | 9780385510806 |
| ISBN | 0385510802 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF8745.T48 M47 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |