This Day in Black History: Oct. 20, 1991
Anita Hill testifies before the Senate that she had been sexually harassed by Clarence Thomas.
In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill said that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her. Thomas was ultimately confirmed by both the committee and the Senate, but Hill’s testimony would spark a national conversation about sexual harassment.
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