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 highwriteessay Change image and share on social
Doing away with separate black colleges meets resistance from alumni and other blacks. Constance Baker Motley alumnusresistancecollege Change image and share on social
My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves. Constance Baker Motley greatslaveparent 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 rearthinkwhite Change image and share on social
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 rememberputinfuriate Change image and share on social
The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor. Constance Baker Motley distinctmiddleclass 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 revolutionlimitwoman Change image and share on social
We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration - in 1954. Constance Baker Motley historyamericanenter Change image and share on social
I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life. Constance Baker Motley notionsexrace Change image and share on social
The last state to admit a black student to the college level was South Carolina. Constance Baker Motley carolinasouthlevel Change image and share on social
