On August 30, 1966, Constance Baker Motley became the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge when the Senate confirmed her appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Motley had broken ground two decades prior as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's first female lawyer, where she played a crucial role in shaping the legal fight against segregation, and two years prior as the first Black woman to serve in the New York State Senate. | American Experience | PBS
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🚨 BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY – THE WOMAN WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS IN THE COURTS & WON! ⚖️Before Ketanji Brown Jackson. Before Kamala Harris. There was Constance Baker Motley—the first Black woman to argue before the Supreme Court and the first Black woman to become a federal judge. She wasn’t just breaking barriers—she was making change for US!🔥 She fought to end segregation in schools, parks, and housing🔥 She defended Martin Luther King Jr. & the Freedom Riders in court
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Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to become a federal judge. Before that, she fought landmark civil rights cases and helped dismantle segregation in America. | Free Man and Woman
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LDF alum Constance Baker Motley was elected Manhattan Borough President on this day in 1965, becoming the first Black woman and person in the role. In celebrating and reflecting on her life, it is clear how powerfully Motley and her boundary-breaking work live on. | The Legal Defense Fund
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