Person · 1921–2005
Constance Baker Motley
Civil rights attorney who argued landmark desegregation cases and in 1966 became the first Black woman appointed as a US federal judge.
Law. Civil rights attorney who argued landmark desegregation cases and in 1966 became the first Black woman appointed as a US federal judge.
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Civil rights attorney who argued landmark desegregation cases and in 1966 became the first Black woman appointed as a US federal judge.