Screening of "Becoming Thurgood" Documentary (University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law)

Join the ACS UMD Student Chapter for a screening of the newly released documentary "Becoming Thurgood."

This documentary follows Justice Marshall’s journey from his birth in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1908 through his years at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Lincoln University and Howard University School of Law, and his groundbreaking career as a lawyer championing civil rights and dismantling school segregation. Marshall won 29 of the 32 cases he argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, including the landmark Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, invalidating the separate but equal doctrine and ending racial segregation in public schools. In 1967, Marshall became the first African American appointed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Following the documentary, we will be holding a panel discussing the showing and Justice Marshall's impact. We will also be having a refreshments hour afterwards. This event is being held in collaboration with UMD's Office of Student Services, the Black Law Students Association, the Thurgood Marshall Trial Team, and the Student Bar Association.