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Motley, Constance Baker - Clip 04

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https://hdl.handle.net/1813/13163
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Cornell University Law School Heritage Project
Author
Motley, Constance Baker
Aman, Alfred C.
Abstract

From the video archives of the Cornell Law School Heritage Project. The interviewer is Alfred C. Aman; the videographer, Thomas R. Bruce. This video covers Judge Motley's recollections of the first trials she conducted in Mississippi, her treatment by local counsel, and the James Meredith case. (Duration 21:33) The initial phase of this project was sponsored by a generous grant from the law firm of Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP.

Date Issued
1988-08-25
Publisher
Cornell Law School
Keywords
Motley, Constance Baker
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Voting rights case in Mississippi
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Shands, Dugas (Assistant AG)
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Refusal to address her as Mrs. Motley
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Freedom riders
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Tuttle, Judge Elbert P.
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Rives, Judge Richard T.
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Meredith, James
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University of Mississippi
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Evers, Medgar
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Mize, Judge Sydney
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Wisdom, Judge John M.
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Cameron, Judge Benjamin F.
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Marshall, Burke
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Cox, Judge W. Harold
Type
video/moving image

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