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Constance Baker Motley

Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, state senator, and Borough President of Manhattan, New York City.

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

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We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration - in 1954.

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King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

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In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions.

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I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has.

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I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.

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There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society.

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The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society.

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I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.

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Constance Baker Motley