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3 days ago · Early life and education. Thomas was the second of three children born to Leola (née Anderson, subsequently Williams) and M.C. Thomas. Clarence Thomas’s parents wed as teenagers at the insistence of Leola’s father, Myers Anderson, after Leola became pregnant with Thomas’s elder sister, Emma. The couple divorced in 1950, having separated ...
Early legal career. Thomas is sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Education for the Office for Civil Rights in 1981. With no job offers from major law firms, Thomas took a position as an associate with Missouri attorney general John Danforth, who offered him the prospect of practicing what he liked. [82]
Apr 2, 2014 · Education. Before he became a justice, Thomas had pursued other ambitions. His grandfather encouraged him to pursue a religious life. During high school, Thomas decided to transfer to St....
Aug 30, 2019 · Clarence Thomas graduated cum laude from the College of Holy Cross in Massachusetts in 1971 and received a J.D. from Yale University in 1974.
May 8, 2021 · Known For: Conservative Supreme Court justice, second Black person to serve on the Court (as of March 2021) Born: June 23, 1948, in Pin Point, Georgia. Parents: M. C. Thomas and Leola Williams. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A.), Yale Law School (J.D.)
In 1981, Thomas was appointed Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Education. In 1982, he was named Chairman of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and served in that capacity until 1990.
Aug 5, 2019 · He is a baffling figure. The nation’s second African-American Supreme Court justice and the successor to Thurgood Marshall, Thomas opposes most policies that seek to combat discrimination or help...
