LEADER 00000cam a2200733 i 4500 001 on1293853814 003 OCoLC 005 20230314213032.0 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 220127s2022 nyua ob 001 0beng d 010 2021022496 019 1293986579 020 9781524747190|q(electronic book) 020 152474719X|q(electronic book) 020 |z9781524747183|q(hardcover) 035 (OCoLC)1293853814|z(OCoLC)1293986579 037 19548602-9733-4C48-8ECA-9C76C9C0DE2A|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 TEFOD|beng|erda|epn|cTEFOD|dOCLCO|dN$T|dYDXIT|dOCLCF|dYDX |dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dOCLCQ|dCLU|dOCLCQ 043 n-us-ny|an-us--- 049 RIDW 050 4 KF373.M64|bB76 2022 082 04 347.73/14092|aB|223 090 KF373.M64|bB76 2022 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 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=2917477|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. 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