In today’s moment in Women's History, we will highlight Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005).
Rising from humble roots in New Haven, Connecticut, she became the only woman on the NAACP Legal Defense Fund team and the first Black woman ever to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court…winning nine of ten landmark cases that helped dismantle Jim Crow segregation across schools and public spaces.
She kept breaking barriers as the first Black woman elected to the New York State Senate in 1964, first woman to serve as Manhattan Borough President in 1965, and in 1966 the first Black woman appointed as a federal judge by President Lyndon B. Johnson. On the bench for nearly four decades, she handled thousands of cases with quiet strength and unyielding fairness.
Her story still inspires anyone fighting for equal justice.
Remember…Education is freedom of mind and never should be colorblind.
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