September: Connecticut Freedom Trail Month

On September 25 at 10 a.m., the Connecticut Freedom Trail will honor New Haven’s own Judge Constance Baker Motley for her historic contributions to the legal struggle for civil rights and equality of African Americans. Motley was the first African-American woman to be appointed to the federal court system.  A graduate of New Haven public schools, Judge Motley worked with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to author many of the briefs in the famous civil rights cases that opened schools and universities to African Americans. The Amistad Committee, as coordinator of the Freedom Trail, will host a program and reception at James Hillhouse High School Auditorium, New Haven.

For more information about this event and others around the state during September, Connecticut Freedom Trail month, visit http://www.ctfreedomtrail.ct.gov/.