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 diseaseessayhigh Change image and share on social
Doing away with separate black colleges meets resistance from alumni and other blacks. Constance Baker Motley alumnusblackcollege Change image and share on social
My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves. Constance Baker Motley grandmothergreatparent Change image and share on social
King thought he understood the white Southerner, having been born and reared in Georgia and trained a theologian. Constance Baker Motley beargeorgiaking Change image and share on social
The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor. Constance Baker Motley blackclassconsist Change image and share on social
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 atmospherecitycosmopolitan Change image and share on social
There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take us. Constance Baker Motley appearlimitrevolution Change image and share on social
We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration - in 1954. Constance Baker Motley americanenterera Change image and share on social
I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life. Constance Baker Motley barlifenotion Change image and share on social
The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina. Constance Baker Motley admitblackcarolina Change image and share on social
