A review by alisonlorelle
Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality by Tomiko Brown-Nagin

4.0

4 instead of 3 because there really aren't many other resources to learn about Motley's life. She's an important person, who, like many other Black people active in key points of history, has not been taught well or at all in education. The book is an important read for people who want to know more about history! That said, it's a very... factual biography. It's not a memoir, or an analysis, or much more than a report on her life. Again, this is important - but even with some moments of speculation or added emotion, it kind of felt more like reading a high school book report than really learning Motley and her life and experiences. But, that's exactly what this book was meant to be - telling Motley's story and placing her importance in history. Which it does super well!