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Radio 4,9 mins

How does the Brett Kavanaugh hearing parallel with the 1991 Anita Hill controversy?

Woman's Hour

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In 1991 millions watched on TV as Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas, a U.S. Supreme Court nominee of sexual harassment. Fast forward to 2018 and the same thing is happening again, this time Doctor Christine Blasey Ford has accused President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. What are the differences & similarities between these two cases? Jane Garvey speaks to Kimberle Crenshaw, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and the University of California, Los Angeles, who has written in the areas of civil rights, black feminist legal theory, and race, racism, and the law.

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