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Who is Anita Hill?

Hill, who accused Supreme Court nominee Thomas of sexual misconduct in 1991, says 'we expect better' with Kavanaugh. Washington, DC - As the US Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to hear testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused current Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault, many can't help but have flashbacks of a hearing that took place nearly 30 years ago. The hearing was for 35-year-old Anita Hill who had accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual misconduct. On October 11, 1991, Hill, then a law professor at the University of Oklahoma, testified before the all-male committee, relaying how her "positive" work relationship with Thomas turned into a sexual harassment battle a decade earlier. She described her childhood as one consisting of ...