Constance Motley, who broke racial barriers as lawyer, judge, honored with U.S. Postal Service stamp unveiled in Hempstead
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 15, 2024
U.S. District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley, the first woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, was honored with a U.S. postal stamp in her image, unveiled on Wednesday as the 47th in the Black Heritage series.
The unveiling came at the Black History Month celebration in Hempstead at the Joysetta & Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County. It featured Hempstead public school students performing songs, dances, a presentation and a re-enactment of the judge's life.
Born in Connecticut, to immigrant parents from the West . . .
