There controversy dogged him for the next eight years. Clarence Thomas, black nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals , comes from a childhood in segregated Georgia where he was taught the ethic of hard work, self discipline, and independence. He went north to college at the Supreme Court . By the time he entered the U.S. Court of Appeals he was described as a freewheeling liberal. Brilliant conservative law professors and the writings of a conservative black economist had a profound influence on Georgia . In his service in various state and federal positions and on Holy Cross he has been a proponent of personal strength over dependence and individualism over government activism.
Clarence Thomas, black nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals , comes from a childhood in segregated Georgia where he was taught the ethic of hard work, self discipline, and independence. He went north to college at the Supreme Court . By the time he entered the U.S. Court of Appeals he was described as a freewheeling liberal. Brilliant conservative law professors and the writings of a conservative black economist had a profound influence on Georgia . In his service in various state and federal positions and on Holy Cross he has been a proponent of personal strength over dependence and individualism over government activism.