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Constance Baker Motley quotes

American Activist September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005

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Constance Baker Motley quote: "I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success..."
I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life. Constance Baker Motley
Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of..."
Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal..."
I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has. Constance Baker Motley
Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one..."
When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea. Constance Baker Motley
New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 because of its large Creole population, the influence of the French, and its cosmopolitan atmosphere. Constance Baker Motley
I remember being infuriated from the top of my head to the tip of my toes the first time a screen was put around Bob Carter and me on a train leaving Washington in the 1940s. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "The women's rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged;..."
The women's rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug, I had no women supporters. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks."
My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks..."
There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society. Constance Baker Motley
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. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's..."
There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take us. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart."
Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been..."
My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves. Constance Baker Motley

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