Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to become a federal judge. Before that, she fought landmark civil rights cases and helped dismantle segregation in America. | Free Man and Woman
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CIVIL RIGHTS ICON AND TRAILBLAZER: "The View" honors Constance Baker Motley, who was a civil rights lawyer that went on to become the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge. Learn about the political career of today’s #BlackHistoryMonth FYI: https://abcn.ws/3j56ZWu | The View
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On August 30, 1966, Constance Baker Motley became the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge when the Senate confirmed her appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Motley had broken ground two decades prior as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's first female lawyer, where she played a crucial role in shaping the legal fight against segregation, and two years prior as the first Black woman to serve in the New York State Senate. | American Experience | PBS
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🚨 BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY – THE WOMAN WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS IN THE COURTS & WON! ⚖️Before Ketanji Brown Jackson. Before Kamala Harris. There was Constance Baker Motley—the first Black woman to argue before the Supreme Court and the first Black woman to become a federal judge. She wasn’t just breaking barriers—she was making change for US!🔥 She fought to end segregation in schools, parks, and housing🔥 She defended Martin Luther King Jr. & the Freedom Riders in court
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Black History Month | Legal Trailblazer ⚖️✊🏾 Constance Baker Motley was a civil rights attorney whose work helped shape the legal fight for equality in the United States. She played a key role in landmark desegregation cases alongside the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and later became the first Black woman appointed as a federal judge. Her legacy is a reminder of how the law can be used as a powerful tool to challenge injustice and create lasting change. | Moore & Associates
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