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
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 1940sbobcarter 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
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
We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism. Constance Baker Motley 20thafricanamerican Change image and share on social