Judge Constance Baker Motley, a New Haven, Connecticut, native, was a civil rights icon and the first Black woman to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court, arguing 10 landmark civil rights cases and winning nine. She was also a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall, aiding him in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. She was also the first African American woman appointed to the federal judiciary, serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Join Constance Royster, niece of Constance Baker Motley and Family Historian, and Frank Mitchell, Curator for the Constance Baker Motley exhibit, as they discuss her life and showcase a collection of her belongings.