Ford, Gary L.

Constance baker motley : one woman's fight for civil rights and equal justice under law. - New York : The University of Alabama Press, 2017. - viii, 164 p. : 24 cm.

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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