Clarence Thomas Fighter With Words

The little boy Clarence Thomas grew up in segregated Pinpoint, Georgia.Though children at school teased him for his appearance, he soon learned thathard work, a good education, and faith would take him into a world where truefighters never raise a fist.As the only black student in boarding school, he was called names behind hisback and cruel words were slung in his face. He fought back with words and byexcelling in both academics and athletics. When he graduated in 1967, heenrolled in seminary with the aim of becoming a priest. When Martin Luther King,Jr., was assassinated the following year, he set out on the path that eventuallyled to his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1991. Though the road fromGeorgia to the Supreme Court was not an easy one, Clarence knew that hisgreatest strength lay not in the power of his fists, but in the strength of hiswords.About the AuthorThe late David Collins wrote over sixty books for young readers and was anadmired and respected educator. Believing that children can never have enoughrole models, Collins was dedicated to writing biographies for young readers toeducate and entertain. His four previous books with Pelican bear this. CasimirPulaski: Soldier on Horseback ($14.95), Hero on Horseback: TheStory of Casimir Pulaski ($14.95), Tiger Woods, Golf Superstar($14.95), and Tiger Woods, Golfing Champion ($14.95) have allearned praise from such publications as School Library Journal, theBook Report, the Polish American Journal, and the Catholic Post .About the IllustratorIn addition to painting and drawing, Celia Lauve works in black-and-whitephotography, sculpture, and textile art. A graduate of Tulane University, shelives with her family in New Orleans, Louisiana.Collins, David R. is the author of 'Clarence Thomas Fighter With Words' with ISBN 9781565548626 and ISBN 1565548620.