Emily May

The World

The impact of Anita Hill: then and now

Conflict & Justice

Twenty years ago, Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation seemed controversial but likely, until a young law professor named Anita Hill changed him with sexual harassment. The Hill-Thomas hearings riveted the nation.

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