“Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect” is a production of Maryland Public Television, made possible with appropriation form the State of Maryland for The Center for Maryland and History Films. Funding for the film is also provided by Morgan State University, Theralogix, Sage Policy Group and Allan and Shelley Holt (through the Hillside Foundation.
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will host a documentary screening and panel discussion on “Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect” as part of Black History Month. The film explores the life and legacy of the nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice and follows Justice Thurgood Marshall, known as “Mr. Civil Rights,” from his legal career with the NAACP to his 1967 appointment to the nation’s highest court.
The event is sponsored by Black Studies, Pre-Law and Paralegal Studies, the Gail Metoyer Jones Center and NSU NAACP. The celebration of Justice Thurgood Marshall’s legacy will include a panel featuring local judges and the NAACP Louisiana president.
The program will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the NSU Student Union Ballroom. Panelists will include Michael McClanahan, Louisiana NAACP State Conference president; Judge David Wiliams, Division F – 9th Judicial District Court, Judge Monique Freeman Rauls – 9th Judicial District Court, Dr. Rebecca Riall, JD., Ph.D., attorney at law and associate professor and coordinator of Prelaw and Paralegal Studies and Indigenous Studies at NSU, and Dr. Carmella Parker, NSU professor and chief legal officer of Black Wallet Group.
Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Riall at riallr@nsula.edu.