Constance Baker Motley (1921- ): civil rights attorney with NAACP and leading lawyer in major civil rights cases of 1950s and 60s; first African American woman elected as a New York State Senator and as President of the Borough of Manhattan; first African American woman appointed as a federal judge.

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Primary Documents:

 

Speech by Constance Baker Motley to Children's Organization for Civil Rights, circa 1965

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Children's Organization for Civil Rights Materials:

Membership Pledge

      Transcription of Membership Pledge

C.O.C.R. Motto

 

Meeting Notes, 17 Mar 1965

      Transcription of Notes

 

Meeting Notes, 24 March 1965

      Transcription of Notes

 

Chapter Membership Form

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Finding aid for the Motley Papers