How did Anita Hill's accusations against Clarence Thomas shape his confirmation hearings? What issues did the confirmation hearings bring to the public's attention?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. University of Oklahoma law professor Anita Hill accused Thomas of sexual harassment when she had worked for him at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission.
2. Several of the all-white-male panel of senators questioned Hill's credibility.
3. Thomas drew on the long history of black men being falsely accused of sexual aggression to counter Hill's charges.
4. In the end, Thomas was confirmed, but the confirmation hearing brought the issue of sexual harassment to a high level of national consciousness.
5. The hearings also highlighted the fact that Congress was overwhelmingly white and male.
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