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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 was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation..."
I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in an environment in which racism was officially mooted. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead..."
King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the..."
When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "Affirmitive action is extremely complex because it appears in..."
Affirmitive action is extremely complex because it appears in many different forms. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a..."
In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide..."
The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th..."
We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism. Constance Baker Motley
I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has..."
The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished. Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley quote: "Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see..."
Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both. Constance Baker Motley

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