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: 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
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 District of New York 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

RSVP required.

U.S. Marshal security guidelines require the surrender of cellphones upon entering the Courthouse.
CLE and CEU credits pending.