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The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

Constance Baker Motley

The legal difference between the sit-ins and the Freedom Riders was significant.

Constance Baker Motley

King consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience.

Constance Baker Motley

In high school, I discovered myself. I was interested in race relations and the legal profession. I read about Lincoln and that he believed the law to be the most difficult of professions.

Constance Baker Motley

I never thought I would live long enough to see the legal profession change to the extent it has.

Constance Baker Motley

There is no longer a single common impediment to blacks emerging in this society.

Constance Baker Motley

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society.

Constance Baker Motley

I rejected the notion that my race or sex would bar my success in life.

Constance Baker Motley

I grew up in a house where nobody had to tell me to go to school every day and do my homework.

Constance Baker Motley