Author: Constance Baker Motley

Quotes

We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration - in 1954.

We Americans entered a new phase in our history - the era of integration - in 1954.

- Constance Baker Motley

I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.

I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.

- Constance Baker Motley

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take us.

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take us.

- Constance Baker Motley

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

- Constance Baker Motley

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society.

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society.

- Constance Baker Motley

There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society.

There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society.

- Constance Baker Motley

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea.

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea.

- Constance Baker Motley

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