Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motleywas an African-American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, state senator, and Borough President of Manhattan, New York City...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth14 September 1921
CountryUnited States of America
Constance Baker Motley quotes about
class white population
The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath.
differences significant riders
The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.
class two black
The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.
cities new-orleans atmosphere
New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 because of its large Creole population, the influence of the French, and its cosmopolitan atmosphere.
leaving bob toes
I remember being infuriated from the top of my head to the tip of my toes the first time a screen was put around Bob Carter and me on a train leaving Washington in the 1940s.
views benches
In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman
ideas lawyer wanted
When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea
college black south-carolina
The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina
common single-relationship this-society
There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society.
distance father class
My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks.
long enough profession
I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has.
alabama trials firsts
I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial.
long community special
How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?
white risk willing
Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white.