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Equal Justice Under Law - by Constance Baker Motley (Paperback)

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  • This wise and affecting memoir is the inside story of the great efforts leading up to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and the fight to implement it--and its implications for affirmative action and black poverty today.
  • About the Author: Constance Baker Motley is a senior judge and a former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • 288 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Lawyers & Judges

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About the Book



The most detailed account to date of the legal conflicts of the civil rights movement, this book tells of Motley's struggle, as a black women, to succeed. 40 photos.



Book Synopsis



This wise and affecting memoir is the inside story of the great efforts leading up to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and the fight to implement it--and its implications for affirmative action and black poverty today.

A black woman who moved in the corridors of power in the middle of this century, Constance Baker Motley has been a pioneer in both black civil rights and women's rights. As the key attorney assisting Thurgood Marshall at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, she argued a dozen cases before the Supreme Court (winning all but one), and her representation of James Meredith in his bid to enroll in the University of Mississippi made her famous. Subsequently, as Manhattan borough president and a U.S. district court judge, she has fulfilled the highest aspirations of our legal and political system.

Equal Justice Under Law, the most detailed account to date of the legal conflicts of the civil rights movement, is also an account of Motley's struggle, as a black woman, to succeed, a record of a life lived with great courage and responsibility.



Review Quotes




"With the vision one would expect from a great advocate and premier judge, Constance Baker Motley has written a remarkable and insightful book. No person has done more in this century than Motley for racial and gender justice in this country." --A. Leon Higginbotham

"A story so powerful it shines." --Richard D. Kahlenburg, The New York Times Book Review

"Illuminates a crucial fragment of American history that is at risk of being outshone in the public memory by later, more dramatic events." --Anthony Day, Los Angeles Times




About the Author



Constance Baker Motley is a senior judge and a former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She lives in Manhattan and Chester, Connecticut.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.98 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x .76 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Lawyers & Judges
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Format: Paperback
Author: Constance Baker Motley
Language: English
Street Date: September 10, 1999
TCIN: 82945613
UPC: 9780374526184
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-5069
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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