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100 1  Brown-Nagin, Tomiko,|d1970-|eauthor. 
245 10 Civil rights queen :|bConstance Baker Motley and the 
       struggle for equality /|cTomiko Brown-Nagin. 
264  1 New York :|bPantheon Books,|c[2022] 
300    1 online resource :|billustrations 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Part I. Beginnings. "The base of this great ambition" : 
       Nevis and New Haven -- "I discovered myself" : the Great 
       Depression, the New Deal, and the dawn of a political 
       conscience -- "Like a fairy tale" : Black exceptionalism, 
       philanthropy, and a path to higher education -- A 
       fortuitous meeting with "Mr. Civil Rights" : Thurgood 
       Marshall and an offer not to be refused -- "They hovered 
       over and cared for each other" : the uncommon union of 
       Constance Baker and Joel Motley Jr. -- Part II. Becoming 
       the civil rights queen. "A professional woman" : Breaking 
       barriers at work and in the courtroom -- "We all felt the 
       excruciating pressure" : making history in Brown v. Board 
       of Education -- "The fight has just begun" : the decade-
       long slog to desegregate the University of Florida College
       of Law -- "We made a mistake" : "poor character," "loose 
       morals," and untold sacrifices in pursuit of higher 
       education at the University of Alabama -- Part III. The 
       heights and depths of life as a symbol and agent of 
       change. The "best plaintiffs ever" : desegregating the 
       University of Georgia -- A "difficulty with the idea of a 
       woman" : the setback of 1961 -- "That's your case" : James
       Meredith and the battle to desegregate the University of 
       Mississippi -- "I am human after all" : trauma and 
       hardship in the long battle at Ole Miss -- An "eye-opening
       experience" : the Birmingham civil rights campaign -- Part
       IV. A season in politics. "An ideal candidate" : the 
       making of a political progressive -- "Crisis of 
       leadership" : a clash between radical and reform politics 
       -- "Not a feminist" : the Manhattan Borough presidency -- 
       Part V. On the bench. "First" : the judicial confirmation 
       -- "A tough old bird" : Judge Motley's court -- "The 
       weeping and the wailing" : the Black Panther Party, the 
       FBI, and the Huggins Family -- "Pawns in a very dangerous 
       game" : crime, punishment, and prisoners' rights -- A 
       "woman lawyer" and a "woman judge" : making opportunity 
       for women in law -- "For a girl, you know a lot about 
       sports" : the New York Yankees strike out in Judge 
       Motley's courtroom -- No "protecting angel" : Blacks, 
       Latinos, and ordinary people in Judge Motley's courtroom -
       - Epilogue: legacies. 
588 0  Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on 
       March 16, 2022). 
590    eBooks on EBSCOhost|bAll EBSCO eBooks 
600 10 Motley, Constance Baker,|d1921-2005. 
600 17 Motley, Constance Baker,|d1921-2005.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01758287 
650  0 African American women judges|zNew York (State)
       |vBiography. 
650  0 African American women lawyers|zNew York (State)
       |vBiography. 
650  0 Women judges|zNew York (State)|vBiography. 
650  0 Women lawyers|zNew York (State)|vBiography. 
650  0 Judges|zNew York (State)|vBiography. 
650  0 Lawyers|zNew York (State)|vBiography. 
650  0 Civil rights workers|zNew York (State)|vBiography. 
650  0 Equality before the law|zUnited States. 
650  7 African American women judges.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01201004 
650  7 African American women lawyers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00799505 
650  7 Civil rights workers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00862721 
650  7 Equality before the law.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00914477 
650  7 Judges.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00984490 
650  7 Lawyers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00994346 
650  7 Women judges.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01178081 
650  7 Women lawyers.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01178096 
651  7 New York (State)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01210280 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  2 Biography 
655  7 Biographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919896 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft 
655  7 Biographies.|2rvmgf 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aBrown-Nagin, Tomiko, 1970-|tCivil rights
       queen.|bFirst edition.|dNew York : Pantheon Books, [2022]
       |z9781524747183|w(DLC)  2021022495|w(OCoLC)1274172133 
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