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I have no personal vendetta against Clarence Thomas. I seek only to provide the committee with information which it may regard as relevant
Anita Hill
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Anita Hill
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: July 30
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Anita Faye Hill
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For my undergraduate work, I went to Oklahoma State University and graduated from there in 1977
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We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.
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Well, of course it was a very trying time for me, and fortunately I had a lot of people who were supportive. A lot of people who were writing and calling and saying they were praying for me. Some people sent me Scripture, and that helped.
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We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice.
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But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.
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But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities
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calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.
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You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.
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Because I was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all and particularly in such a graphic way, I told him that I did not want to talk about these subjects.
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I see myself as an educator.
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I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.
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we need to turn the question around to look at the harasser, not the target. We need to be sure that we can go out and look anyone who is a victim of harassment in the eye and say, 'You do not have to remain silent anymore.
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Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before
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During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.
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I work every day to live up to my mother's model. She was a very proud woman. And she really prepared me to go off into the world as a proud daughter.
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Many women are harassed, one in three between the ages of 18 and 34, by one poll. And we need to figure out if, in fact, we are going to enable them to come forward with their complaints, as opposed to enabling harassers and abusers to continue their behavior.
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The FBI has had a history of sex discrimination complaints brought against it, as well as race discrimination
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If I can mean to people - if I can symbolize the ability to pursue gender equality, racial equality, and to be truthful about our experiences, then, absolutely, that's what I want to be.
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My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about
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In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since
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