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Author Ford, Gary L., Jr., 1977- author.

Title Constance Baker Motley : one woman's fight for civil rights and equal justice under law / Gary L. Ford Jr.

Publication Info. Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 164 pages) : illustrations, black and white portraits
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153) and index.
Contents Clarifying and correcting the narratives of the civil rights movement -- Black women: on the front lines but not properly credited -- Early life and preparation to become a leader -- Work in the trenches: the case-by-case implementation of Brown v. Board of Education -- Representing protesters: mass demonstrations, marches, sit-ins, and freedom rides -- Desegregating America, case by case, in the Supreme Court -- The transition from activist movement lawyer -- Conclusion.
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Subject Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005.
Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005.
Judges -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Judges.
New York (State)
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Lawyers -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Lawyers.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Biographies.
Other Form: Ford, Gary L., Jr., 1977- Constance Baker Motley. Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2017] 9780817319571 (DLC) 2017001717 (OCoLC)968690664
ISBN 9780817391447 (electronic book)
0817391444 (electronic book)
9780817319571
0817319573