Civil Rights Queen
Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
New York : Pantheon Books, [2022]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: x, 497 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
This biography of the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court examines how she played a critical role in vanquishing Jim Crow laws throughout the South.
Subjects:
Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005.
African American women judges -- New York (State) -- Biography.
African American women lawyers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Women judges -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Women lawyers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Judges -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Lawyers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Equality before the law -- United States.
Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005.
African American women judges -- New York (State) -- Biography.
African American women lawyers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Women judges -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Women lawyers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Judges -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Lawyers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Equality before the law -- United States.
ISBN:
9781524747183
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Motley, Constance | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Motley, Constance | Southeast | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.