October 1991
Events
- October 11, 1991Anita Hill's Testimony Before All-White Male Senate Panel Galvanizes Black Women
Law professor Anita Hill testified before the all-white male Senate Judiciary Committee that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her. Thomas was confirmed 52–48. Hill's treatment by senators galvanized Black women voters and contributed to the 1992 Year of the Woman elections. Thomas became the second Black Supreme Court Justice but Black women remained overwhelmingly opposed to his confirmation.
- October 11, 1991Anita Hill's Senate Testimony Galvanizes Black Women Voters
Law professor Anita Hill testified before an all-white male Senate Judiciary Committee that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her. Thomas was confirmed 52-48. Hill's treatment galvanized Black women voters and contributed to the 1992 Year of the Woman elections. Thomas became the second Black Supreme Court Justice.
- October 11, 1991Anita Hill's testimony
Hill's testimony at the Clarence Thomas hearings spotlights race and gender.