Melissa Harris-Perry sat down with Anita Hill for Essence to discuss Hill’s experience in 1991, when she accused then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, and what it felt like to be thrust into the national spotlight over such a personal matter.

Here's Kerry Washington as Anita Hill in HBO's Confirmation

Hillary Crosley Coker

6/16/15 4:30pm

Kerry Washington, who is playing Anita Hill in the upcoming HBO biopic entitled Confirmation, gave her fans proof in an Instagram on Tuesday. If Game Change, the story of Sarah Palin and John McCain’s presidential and vice presidential election campaign, is any indication, Confirmation will be amazing.

Anita Hill Says Her Experience Motivated More Women to Become Politically Active

Here's Kerry Washington as Anita Hill in HBO's Confirmation

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