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Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas

Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson

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Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas

Strange Justice won the National Book Award finalist honor and was a New York Times Best Seller. Charged with racial, sexual, and political overtones, the confirmation of Clarence Thomas as a Supreme Court justice was one of the most divisive spectacles the country has ever seen. Anita Hill's accusation of sexual harassment by Thomas, and the attacks on her that were part of his high-placed supporters' rebuttal, both shocked the nation and split it into two camps. One believed Hill was lying, the other believed that the man who ultimately took his place on the Supreme Court had committed perjury. In this brilliant, often shocking book, Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson, two of the nation's top investigative journalists examine all aspects of this controversial case. They interview witnesses that the Judiciary Committee chose not to call, and present documents never before made public. They detail the personal and professional pasts of both Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill and lay bare a campaign of lobbying, public relations, and character assassination fueled by conservative power at its most desperate. A gripping high-stakes drama, Strange Justice is not only a definitive account of the Clarence Thomas nomination hearings, but is also a classic casebook of how the Washington game is played by those for whom winning is everything.

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Publisher
Graymalkin Media
Year
2018
ISBN-13
9781631681639
Genre
Politics & Current Affairs
Topics
Supreme Court confirmationSexual harassment allegationsClarence Thomas and Anita Hill controversy

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