Thomas Second Hearing Day 1, Part 4

The committee heard testimony from Supreme Court nominee and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas during the first day of his reope… read more

The committee heard testimony from Supreme Court nominee and U.S.

Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas during the first day of his

reopened confirmation hearings. Judge Thomas, in his second

appearance of the day before the committee, vehemently denied

sexually harassing University of Oklahoma Law Professor Anita Hill

when they both worked for the Department of Education and the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission in the early 1980's. Professor

Hill’s testimony preceded Judge Thomas' second statement.

Judge Thomas characterized the hearing as a “travesty,” and "a

high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who . . . deign to think for

themselves." He also said the hearing sent a message to blacks that

if they do not “kow-tow” to an old order, they will be lynched.

Committee members questioned Judge Thomas on his knowledge of

Professor Hill’s allegations, on his relationship with Professor Hill

after she left the EEOC, and possible motives for Professor Hill’s

testimony close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

More People

Hosting Organization

Series

More Series
More information about

Thomas Second Hearing Day 1, Part 4

6,132 Views
Program ID:
22099-1
Category:
Senate Committee
Format:
Senate Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Oct 11, 1991 | 9:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Oct 10, 2011 | 6:40am EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Oct 11, 1991 | 9:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 12, 1991 | 7:10am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 14, 1991 | 10:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 15, 1991 | 12:22am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 18, 2001 | 12:36am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 18, 2001 | 8:06am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 02, 2010 | 9:40pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jun 03, 2010 | 4:53am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 08, 2011 | 10:40am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 09, 2011 | 5:40pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 10, 2011 | 6:40am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Purchase a Download

Thomas Second Hearing Day 1, Part 4

  • MP4 video - Standard
    Price:
    $6.99 or Free with MyC‑SPAN
  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99

User Created Clips from This Video

View all clips from this video