A Little Black Boy Not Accepted in the Black World

A black journalist who knew thomas when he was growing up told jane mayor and jill abrams about his life. Clarence's dad, you know, again, leaves as soon as he gets another woman pregnant. His mom was forced to move in with the aunt who had raised her miserably. A lot of folks around him are illiterate. Education did exist, technically, but it had to be done in between brutal workshifts.