Please join cultureNOW, the Lower Manhattan Historical Association, the National Park Service, & the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for an afternoon tour and symposium: Black History at Foley Square - It Happened Here: An Afternoon of Black History From the African Burial Ground to the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse.

Much of Black history in New York revolves around Foley Square. This is a two-part event. First, there will be 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 slaves. This will be followed by the second part of the program highlighting three future jurists who collaborated at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Justice Thurgood Marshall, Judge Constance Baker Motley, and Judge Robert L. Carter.

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 — a judicial colleague of Judge Carter

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse Renovation
Speaker: Lawrence Gutterman, AIA, Project architect

3:00 pm - Meet at the African Burial Ground National Monument for the tour
5:00 pm - Meet at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse for the symposium

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