| − | '''Constance Baker Motley''' (New Haven, Conn., 1921 – New York City, 2005) was an African American civil rights activist, [[lawyer]], [[judge]], state senator, and President of the borough of Manhattan, New York City. She became the first black woman to serve in the New York State Senate (1964) and the first black woman appointed to the federal bench in 1966. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9521990/] [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9521990/] ''Over fifty-plus years as a jurist, Constance Baker Motley has had a major impact on ending racial discrimination. '' [http://www.c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/constance_motley.html] | + | '''Constance Baker Motley''' (New Haven, Conn., 1921 – New York City, 2005) was an African American [[Civil Rights Movement|civil rights]] activist, [[lawyer]], [[judge]], state senator, and President of the borough of Manhattan, New York City. She became the first black woman to serve in the New York State Senate (1964) and the first black woman appointed to the federal bench in 1966. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9521990/] [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9521990/] ''Over fifty-plus years as a jurist, Constance Baker Motley has had a major impact on ending racial discrimination. '' [http://www.c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/constance_motley.html] |