Video: 'October 11, 1991: Anita Hill Full Opening Statement (C-SPAN)'

(Friday, October 11, 1991; during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination) — Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, law professor Anita Hill today accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her.

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Thomas reappeared before the panel to denounce the proceedings as a “high-tech lynching.”

Video: 'October 11, 1991: Clarence Thomas Full Opening Statement (C-SPAN)'

The Senate would vote 52—48 on Oct. 15, 1991, to confirm Thomas as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. He was sworn in on Oct. 23, 1991.

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