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
women thinking empowerment
Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.
encouragement kind persons
Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down.
kings white georgia
King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian.
racism facts despite
The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished
views benches
In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman
long enough profession
I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has.
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.
grandmother parent slave
My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.
phases eras integration
We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration - in 1954.
groups stills
Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart.
white race today
Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question.
rights movement womens-rights
The women's rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug, I had no women supporters.
differences significant riders
The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.