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Constance Baker Motley quotes

American Activist September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005

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Constance Baker Motley quote: "All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black..."
All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "I soon found law school an unmitigated bore."
I soon found law school an unmitigated bore. Constance Baker Motley
In high school, I won a prize for an essay on tuberculosis. When I got through writing the essay, I was sure I had the disease. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom..."
The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "How long must the American community afford special treatment..."
How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks? Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been..."
King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "The last state to admit a black student to the college level..."
The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are..."
We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think."
Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to..."
I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the..."
The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question."
Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "Doing away with separate black colleges meets resistance from..."
Doing away with separate black colleges meets resistance from alumni and other blacks. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new..."
By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of..."
Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world. Constance Baker Motley

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