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When I was 15, I decided I wa...

When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea

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Whites would rather not be in...

Whites would rather not be involved in race matters, I think.

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Columbia Law School men were ...

Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats.

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All Southern state colleges a...

All Southern state colleges and universities are open to black students.

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There appears to be no limit ...

There appears to be no limit as to how far the women's revolution will take us.

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The fact is that racism, desp...

The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished.

Constance Baker Motley 83 quotes

The middle class, in the whit...

The middle class, in the white population, encompasses a wide swath.

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I never thought I would live ...

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

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I was born and raised in the ...

I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in an environment in which racism was officially mooted.

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In high school, I discovered ...

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.

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The legal difference between ...

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

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In high school, I won a prize...

In high school, I won a prize for an essay on tuberculosis. When I got through writing the essay, I was sure I had the disease.

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I soon found law school an un...

I soon found law school an unmitigated bore.

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We African Americans have now...

We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism.

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In my view, I did not get to ...

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman.

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The Constitution, as original...

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

Constance Baker Motley 83 quotes

We African Americans have now...

We African Americans have now spent the major part of the 20th Century battling racism

Constance Baker Motley 83 quotes

The fact is that racism, desp...

The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished

Constance Baker Motley 83 quotes

Something which we think is i...

Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.

Constance Baker Motley 83 quotes

In my view, I did not get to ...

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman

Constance Baker Motley 83 quotes

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