Early Life and Career
One of six siblings, Fox is the son of an Irish-American father, a jewelry polisher, and a Cape Verdean mother, who worked as a maid and later at a golf ball factory. The family lived for a time in a Providence apartment with a view of the statehouse. Fox considers himself mixed race.
Fox attended Providence College but had to drop out after a year when his father died. He continued his studies at Rhode Island College, where he earned a degree in history and political science. He then graduated from Northeastern Law School in Boston, paying his way by working at a Carvel ice cream shop. He became an attorney.
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