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Civil Rights Lawyer Baker Motley Dies (AP)

 

Judge Constance Baker Motley poses for a portrait in her chambers at federal court in New York, in this May 7, 2004, file photo. Motley, who as a young lawyer represented Martin Luther King Jr. and played a pivotal role in the nation's civil rights struggle, died at the age of 84 Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - When she was 15, Constance Baker Motley was turned away from a public beach because she was black. It was only then — even though her mother was active in the NAACP — that the teenager really became interested in civil rights.




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