Happy birthday to LDF alum Constance Baker Motley. LDF’s first female attorney, she was the first Black woman to argue before the Supreme Court and went on to win nine out of ten cases. Motley was the first Black woman to serve in the NY State Senate and Manhattan's first woman Borough President. Serving the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, she was also the first Black woman to sit as a federal judge. Today we celebrate her and her lasting legacy as a breaker of boundar

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

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

Happy birthday Constance Baker Motley! Ann icon, boundary breaker, dedicated civil rights warrior, and LDF alum, today we celebrate her life, accomplishments, and lasting legacy on our country's history. | The Legal Defense Fund

The moment the Constance Baker Motley stamp was revealed. You can get your stamp from the U.S. Postal Service just in time for the start of #BlackHistoryMonth! | The Legal Defense Fund

Who was Constance Baker Motley, the “Civil Rights Queen”? Learn more about the strategists behind the fight against school segregation in FORGOTTEN HERO: WALTER WHITE AND THE NAACP, premiering February 25 at 9/8c on @PBS → https://to.pbs.org/3Cr2svG #ForgottenHeroPBS | American Experience | PBS