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Illustration of woman judge sitting behind the bench holding a gavel

Constance Baker Motley Taught the Nation How to Win Justice

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

Click this link to learn about the nation’s first Black female federal judge and her important contributions to the Civil Rights movement.

This entry was posted in Hard-Won Liberty, The Struggle for Freedom, Voices of Protest and tagged Historic Figures, History on March 1, 2022 by Chandler Gifford.

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