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Constance Baker Motley Quotes

The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath Picture Quote #1

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman Picture Quote #1

The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina Picture Quote #1

By 1962, King had become, by the media’s reckoning, the new civil rights leader Picture Quote #1

Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats Picture Quote #1

Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white Picture Quote #1

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How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian Picture Quote #1

Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world Picture Quote #1

The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor Picture Quote #1

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All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students Picture Quote #1

The women’s rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug, I had no women supporters Picture Quote #1

We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism Picture Quote #1

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good ide Picture Quote #1

When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats Picture Quote #1

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea Picture Quote #1

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable Picture Quote #1

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Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade Picture Quote #1

Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think Picture Quote #1

Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart Picture Quote #1

Today’s white majority is largely silent about the race question Picture Quote #1

The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished Picture Quote #1

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience Picture Quote #1

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The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) By 1962, King had become, by the media’s reckoning, the new civil rights leader (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) Living at the YMCA in Harlem dramatically broadened my view of the world (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) The women’s rights movement of the 1970s had not yet emerged; except for Bella Abzug, I had no women supporters (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good ide (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) When Thurgood Marshall became a lawyer, race relations in the United States were particularly bad (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea. (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) 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 Quotes) We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) Today’s white majority is largely silent about the race question (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished (Constance Baker Motley Quotes) King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience (Constance Baker Motley Quotes)

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