Black History at Foley Square - It Happened Here : An Afternoon of Black History From the African Burial Ground to Thurgood Marshall Courthouse
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
3:00 PM 7:00 PM
Much of Black history in New York revolves around Foley Square. This is a two-part event. First, we will have a tour of the African Burial Ground with its architect Rodney Leon, including a look at some of the artworks commissioned for the Burial Ground which depict the experience of enslaved people. This will be followed by the second part of the program highlighting three legal pioneers — Justice Thurgood Marshall, Judge Constance Baker Motley, and Judge Robert L. Carter — who collaborated at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund before going on to preside on the federal bench at Foley Square.
The honorees and the speakers are as follows
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Speaker: Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York — former law clerk to Justice Marshall
Judge Constance Baker Motley
Speaker: Hon. Laura Taylor Swain, Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York — former law clerk to Judge Motley
Judge Robert L. Carter
Speaker: Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., United States Circuit Judge, Second Circuit — judicial colleague of Judge Carter
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse Renovation
Speaker: Lawrence Gutterman, AIA, Project architect
Please join cultureNOW, the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, the National Park Service, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, & Black Gotham for an afternoon tour and symposium.
Time
3:00 pm : Tour - African Burial Ground National Monument, 290 Broadway NY
5:00 pm : Symposium - Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, NY
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. cultureNOW’s program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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