, ▁but ▁Some ▁of ▁Us ▁Are ▁Bra ve , ▁edit ors ▁Gl oria ▁T . ▁H ull , ▁Pat ric ia ▁Bell - Sc ott , ▁and ▁Barbara ▁Smith ▁described ▁black ▁femin ists ▁mobil izing ▁" a ▁remarkable ▁national ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁An ita ▁Hill – C lar ence ▁Thomas ▁controvers y . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁a ▁femin ist ▁group ▁began ▁a ▁nation wide ▁fund ra ising ▁campaign ▁and ▁then ▁obtained ▁matching ▁state ▁funds ▁to ▁end ow ▁a ▁professor ship ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Hill . ▁Conserv ative ▁Oklahoma ▁state ▁legisl ators ▁react ed ▁by ▁demand ing ▁Hill ' s ▁res ignation ▁from ▁the ▁university , ▁then ▁introdu cing ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁prohib it ▁the ▁university ▁from ▁accepting ▁don ations ▁from ▁out - of - state ▁residents , ▁and ▁finally ▁attempting ▁to ▁pass ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁close ▁down ▁the ▁law ▁school . ▁El mer ▁Z inn ▁Mill ion , ▁a ▁local ▁activ ist , ▁compared ▁Hill ▁to ▁Lee ▁Har vey ▁O sw ald , ▁the ▁assass in ▁of ▁President ▁Kennedy . ▁C ertain ▁officials ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁attempted ▁to ▁re voke ▁Hill ' s ▁ten ure . ▁After ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁pressure , ▁Hill ▁res igned . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁Law ▁School ▁def und ed ▁the ▁An ita ▁F . ▁Hill ▁professor ship ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁without ▁the ▁position ▁having ▁ever ▁been ▁filled . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9