Constance Baker Motley quotes

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

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

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.

In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions.

I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial.

I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has.

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

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

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