Race, Gender, and Power in America: The Legacy of the Hill-Thomas Hearings - Hardcover

Anita Hill's testimony at the Senate Confirmation Hearings of Clarence Thomas sent shock waves through American society that are still reverberating today. Beyond bringing the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace to the fore, the Hill-Thomas collision generated a host of challenging questions about race, gender and power. In this collection of essays, legal scholars, historians and political figures explore the many issues that arose from the hearings, elucidating the racial, sexual, legal, social and political consequences of Hill's testimony.

About the Editors:
Anita Faye Hill is Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma Law School.Emma Coleman Jordan is Professor of Law at the Georgetown University School of Law and past-president of the Association of American Law Schools.