Civil rights queen : Constance Baker Motley and the struggle for equality
by Brown-Nagin, Tomiko, 1970- (Author)
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"Born to an aspirational blue-collar family during the Great Depression, Constance Baker Motley was expected to find herself a good career as a hair dresser. Instead, she became the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, the first of ten she would eventually argue. The only... Full description
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First edition.
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Motley, Constance Baker, > 1921-2005.
Judges > New York (State) > Biography.
African American judges > New York (State) > Biography.
African American women lawyers > New York (State) > Biography.
Women lawyers > New York (State) > Biography.
Women judges > New York (State) > Biography.
Lawyers > New York (State) > Biography.
Civil rights workers > New York (State) > Biography.
Civil rights lawyers > New York (State) > Biography.