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For Anita Hill, The Clarence Thomas Hearings Haven't Really Ended

For Anita Hill, The Clarence Thomas Hearings Haven't Really Ended
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Twenty years ago, when Anita Hill returned home from the contentious Senate hearings during which she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, people told her not to worry — her name would be forgotten in a matter of months.

But two things have become clear this week as she has re-entered the debate: The raw tensions over race, gender and politics raised by the hearings have not been forgotten. And Anita Hill is acting like a woman who wants her name remembered.

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