University of Maryland Names School of Public Policy Building in Honor of Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland announces its newly opened School of Public Policy building will bear the name of civil rights lawyer and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Over the course of his career, Marshall played a key role in breaking down barriers for Black and African American students, including the desegregation of the University of Maryland.
- COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland announces its newly opened School of Public Policy building will bear the name of civil rights lawyer and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
- Assigning his name to the School of Public Policy building honors his contributions to our university, state and nation."
- Born in Baltimore, Marshall was rejected from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1930 because he was Black.
- "It is an honor to see the School of Public Policy building at the University of Maryland named after our father," the Marshall family said in a statement.