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- Myers Anderson is an idealized figure in nearly every speech his grandson gives. Thomas extols his grandfather's work ethic, dignity and values. Anderson, he said, suffered the indignities of discrimination but never complained or made excuses.
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Sep 23, 2019 · In his 2007 memoir, “My Grandfather’s Son,” Thomas recalled the humiliations Anderson suffered, which ranged from abjectly terrifying to grotesquely petty; he once got a ticket for the...
1 day ago · Raised in poverty in Pinpoint, Georgia, his early life was framed by hardship and resilience. He was reared by his grandfather, Myers Anderson, a self-made man who built his own home and instilled in Thomas a rigorous work ethic and staunch moral code that the young man has, at times, struggled to follow.
Oct 29, 2017 · They would conclude by “saying that the only father we ever had was our grandfather,” Thomas says. “What I am is what he made me.”
“My Grandfather’s Son” by Clarence Thomas CLARENCE THOMAS [reading]: I had let myself be swept up by an angry mob for no good reason other than that I, too, was angry.
Oct 11, 2007 · In this respect Justice Thomas is not his grandfather's son. His critics might not be moved by his political arguments, but his memoir gives them a man, not a caricature, to attack.
Dec 28, 2019 · His grandfather, Myers Anderson, who Clarence called Daddy, was a self-employed businessman whose own grandfather had been a slave.
Thomas’s book is at times inspiring, sad, yet ultimately triumphant. He had a very fractured relationship with the grandfather who raised him. Not until his grandfather’s death, did he ultimately appreciate the lessons, love, and discipline Myers Anderson [Thomas' grandfather] taught him.
