Judge Motley was the first woman and first AfricanAmerican woman to be appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. the largest Federal trial bench in the country. the first AfricanAmerican woman to be elected to the New York State Senate and the first woman to the Manhattan Borough Presidency. Constance Baker Motley was born on September 14. 1921 in New Haven. CT. where her father worked as chef for a Yale University fraternity. Her parents were West Indian emigrants who encouraged her to excel in school and to become involved in community activities. Clarence Blakeslee. a wealthy white contractor and philanthropist was so impressed by her that he paid for her college education. She attended Fisk University and graduated from New York University in 1943.
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