Clarencia has penned a heartfelt, eye-opening full-circle journey of her father's impact on American history.Ĭlarence Newsome was the lead attorney in the noteworthy Richmond 34 case, and the interstate travel case of Boynton, a Freedom Rider. Years of combing through hundreds of articles and other personal documents lying dormant in a "blue suitcase" given to her at 16-years old by her mother helped Clarencia connect with her father. Clarence Newsome died when Clarencia was six years old.
The story chronicles the short, yet poignant, historical, legal career of attorney Newsome, as told by his youngest daughter Clarencia after many years of research. Newsome, Esq., a Civil Rights Champion, working amongst a distinguished group of Black Lawyers of the law firm Hill, Tucker, Olphin, and Marsh, in Richmond, Virginia. Outspoken introduces the world to Clarence W.
Nearly sixty years later, discovering his legacy has helped me find my missing 'peace.'" "My father was a rebel and a bright young lawyer.
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