Lack of encouragement never deterred me. I was the kind of person who would not be put down. Constance Baker Motley deterencouragementkind Change image and share on social
Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart. Constance Baker Motley blackgroupwhite 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 benchfederalview 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 changeextentlegal Change image and share on social
My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks. Constance Baker Motley americanblackclass 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 alabamaarguearise 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 centuryclassovershadow 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 bearenvironmentmoot Change image and share on social
By 1962, King had become, by the media's reckoning, the new civil rights leader. Constance Baker Motley civilkingleader Change image and share on social
Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think. Constance Baker Motley involvematterrace Change image and share on social