To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Passage of Senate Bill S.1150
Request petition of your Senators and Congressperson to vote in the affirmative for passage of Congressional Tribute to Judge Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013, Bill Number H.R. 3097 and Senate bill S.1150. This important and forward thinking bill seeks to recognize contributions and achievements of Constance Baker Motley , Civil Rights Attorney, Lawmaker and Judge (1925-2005) by awarding her a Congressional Gold Medal, posthumously.
Why is this important?
To give due recognition to Constance Baker Motley (1921-2005), Civil Rights Attorney, Law maker and Judge. Judge Constance Baker Motley argued and won many of the most important desegregation cases in our country's history. She was a lead lawyer in the Brown vs the Board of Education. She was the only woman on the leadership team of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund with Thurgood Marshall, 1946-1964. 1st African American Woman to serve in the NYS Senate, 1st African American woman to serve as Manhattan Borough President, 1st African American woman to serve as a Federal judge to the US District Court and Chief Federal Judge. A Congressional Gold Medal is a fitting award for a woman who broke barriers and was a pioneer throughout her career and highly instrumental in bringing about desegregation in our public schools, colleges, housing, transportation and other public accomodations