Civil rights queen Constance Baker Motley and the struggle for equality

"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...

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Main Author:	Brown-Nagin, Tomiko, 1970- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Pantheon Books, [2022]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	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. Civil rights > United States. Equality before the law > United States. Biographies.
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