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rp @nmaahc: in 1921, Constance Baker Motley who would grow up to be an African American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, and future State Senator was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
Motley attended Fisk University and transferred to New York University where she earned a degree in economics. From there, Motley became the first African American woman to be accepted into Columbia Law School in 1944. In 1946, she started working for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund where she argued cases concerning school desegregation and civil rights protests. Between 1961 and 1963, Motley won nine out of ten cases and during this time she was the first African American woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Motley to the U.S. District Court becoming the first black woman to hold a federal judgeship. Her legacy contributed to monumental changes and impact of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Need Approval
rp @nmaahc: in 1921, Constance Baker Motley who would grow up to be an African American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, and future State Senator was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
Motley attended Fisk University and transferred to New York University where she earned a degree in economics. From there, Motley became the first African American woman to be accepted into Columbia Law School in 1944. In 1946, she started working for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund where she argued cases concerning school desegregation and civil rights protests. Between 1961 and 1963, Motley won nine out of ten cases and during this time she was the first African American woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Motley to the U.S. District Court becoming the first black woman to hold a federal judgeship. Her legacy contributed to monumental changes and impact of the Civil Rights Movement.
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#diversityandinclusion #nashvilleteacher #antiracism #highereducation #blackhistory #ally #teachershare #blackintheivory #whitefragility #changingthenarrative #ushistory #socialstudies #historyteacher #teacherproblems