If you were unable to access the recent broadcast of Created Equal: Clarence Thomas In His Own Words, here is good news from Mark Tapson at Frontpage magazine:
A riveting new documentary revisits
the Clarence Thomas--Anita Hill controversy as part of a look at the Supreme
Court Justice’s amazing life journey. Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in
His Own Words, produced by Michael Pack of Manifold Productions, aired earlier
this week on PBS, of all places, and is still available here for
free through June 2. Don’t miss it. The producers interviewed Thomas and his
wife Virginia for over 30 hours about his life, the law, and his legacy.
As the movie’s website states,
the documentary proceeds
chronologically, combining Justice Thomas’ first person account with a rich
array of historical archive material, period and original music, personal
photos, and evocative recreations. Unscripted and without narration, the
documentary takes the viewer through this complex and often painful life,
dealing with race, faith, power, jurisprudence, and personal resilience.
In his rich, sonorous voice,
Thomas, the second black American to serve on the Court and, at 28 years, the
longest-serving Justice, tells his life story beginning with his birth in tiny
Pin Point, Georgia in 1948. Descended from West African slaves and born into
rock-bottom poverty, Thomas later was raised by his grandparents in Savannah.
His stern grandfather, “the greatest man I have ever known,” believed firmly in
hard work and even more firmly in the education he never had, the lack of which
he blamed for his inability to rise above his station in life. He impressed
upon his grandchildren the importance of committing themselves to school. He
told Thomas and his brother that they would attend class every day, even when
sick, and even if they were dead he would take their bodies to school for three
more days “to make sure we weren’t faking.”
That free [through June 2] direct link to the PBS website is here.
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