Equal Justice Under Law: An Autobiography

by Constance Baker Motley

A pioneer for black civil rights and women's rights pens her life story and sheds new light on the events of the 1950s and 1960s based on her legal roles as chief counsel to James Meredith and ten visits to the Supreme Court.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Memoir, Social Justice, Biography, Law

282 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Tery Zeff]

Equal Justice Under Law/Constance Baker Motley - autobiography

I grew up in a different country. The book showed me so much about the history of black Americans. So much suffering and social problems because of racial intolerance. From Motley's point of view, I could travel back in time and witness the legal conflicts and the strategies used by civil rights lawyers and the ones used by segregationists as well. Some tense moments... victories... losses... fear... resiliency...

[Mills College Library]

340.0973 M9191 1999

[John Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read due to her role as Borough President and as a member of John Raymond Jones school of politics. Book focuses on the courts and her role. It provides good information with important history.