Clarence Thomas proves why a Conversation about Race is Vital
In an article titled “Clarence Thomas: Americans are more ‘sensitive’ about race than in the 1960s” written by Adam Serwer is all the proof needed of the importance of race discussions. In it, he states how race was for him during his forming years and based on that he surmises that his childhood and maturing time is how this world should be about race. While I can respect Mr. Thomas’ opinion about this matter, I cannot and strongly disagree with his premises. The article reports that “Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday that Americans are more “sensitive” about race now than in the 1960s – a time when public facilities in his home state of Georgia were segregated by race, the occasional Ku Klux Klan billboard dotted the Southern landscape, and where Thomas, by his own recollection, was forced to “steer clear” of certain parts of Savannah” as were first reported by Yahoo News, and were delivered at an event at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm B...