Today In Black History – Melvin Franklin Of The Temptations Died [VIDEO]
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Constance Baker Motley is noted for writing the first complaint I n 1950 in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. She was also the first African-American woman ever to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, in Meredith v. Fair case. She won the case for James Meredith's effort to be the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962.
Motley became the first African American woman elected to the New York State Senate in 1964. In 1965, she was named ManhattanBorough President and became the first woman in that position. In 1966, she also became the first African American woman federal court judge thanks to President Lyndon Johnson a position she held, including a term as chief judge, until her death