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Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality

Brown-Nagin, Tomiko

Synopsis:

Among the many “firsts” in the life of Constance Baker Motley, she was the first Black woman appointed as a federal judge and the first Black woman to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Throughout her life, she fought for equality and justice for all and knew that inequality of any type was a barrier to freedom of expression