The Trials of Constance Baker Motley (2015)

Biography, Documentary, History

Director: Rick Rodgers

Writer(s): Rick Rodgers

Features: Harvey Gantt, Jack Greenberg, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Vernon Jordan, James Meredith, Constance Baker Motley

Synopsis: This film spans the illustrious legal career of the first black woman voted New York state senator and Manhattan borough president, Constance Baker Motley—from working with Thurgood Marshall at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to being appointed to the Federal bench by President Lyndon Johnson.

Release Date: April 19, 2015 | Length: 25 min | Genre: Biography, History | MPAA Rating: NR