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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Constance Baker MotleyPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Dimensions: Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780374526184ISBN 10: 0374526184 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 10 September 1999 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsWith 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 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 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 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 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 Author InformationConstance 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |