Civil Rights
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Constance Baker Motley
Life StoryThe daughter of Caribbean immigrants who became a monumental civil rights advocate, pioneer in politics, and the first Black woman to argue before the Supreme Court and to serve as a federal district judge.
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Civil Rights Cases
Significant CaseThe Supreme Court decision that held the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional and paved the way for Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Jim Crow segregation.
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Brown as the Beginning
Significant CaseThe landmark Supreme Court decision that declared public school segregation unconstitutional and led to wider civil rights victories in the 1960s.
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Browder v. Gayle
Significant CaseThe Supreme Court’s affirmation of a district court decision to outlaw segregated bussing in Montgomery, Alabama that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
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Belva Lockwood
Life StoryThe educator, activist, and attorney who became both the first woman to argue before the Supreme Court and to run for President of the United States.
