I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.
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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.Constance Baker Motley
In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman.
Constance Baker Motley
New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 because of its large Creole population, the influence of the French, and its cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Constance Baker Motley
Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white.
Constance Baker Motley
I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in an environment in which racism was officially mooted.
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Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think.
Constance Baker Motley
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