Part one of term paper
. The second Afro-American ever elected to hold the highest Judicial post in America. His story is one of uniqueness as well as perseverance, learned lessons of survival and hardships. In 1991 then President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Thomas for Supreme Court Justice after then Justice Thurgood Marshall retired. As a child Mr. Thomas says, ...

Part two of term paper
... around his emphasis on Black self-help. Thomas grew up not knowing his biological father but recalls his “grandfather as the greatest single influence in his life”. The only time he wore shoes were to go to school, he also worked six hours a day at his family owned icehouse and fuel station, in addition to schooling. He also had other chores that included raising chickens, pigs and cattle; cleaning house as well as the yard. He credits these lessons early in life of hard work and self-relianc ...