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 liberalpopulationorleans Change image and share on social
Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart. Constance Baker Motley blackwhitegroup Change image and share on social
In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman. Constance Baker Motley viewbenchwoman Change image and share on social
I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has. Constance Baker Motley longprofessionlegal Change image and share on social
My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks. Constance Baker Motley classworkamerican Change image and share on social
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 involvecriticalcapital Change image and share on social
Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both. Constance Baker Motley warfarecenturyracism Change image and share on social
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 settleenvironmentnation Change image and share on social
By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader. Constance Baker Motley reckonrightleader Change image and share on social
Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think. Constance Baker Motley raceinvolvematter Change image and share on social