The University of Maryland (UMD) announced 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.
Throughout 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, said the university.
“Thurgood Marshall was a trailblazer for justice and a pioneer as the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court,” said UMD President Darryll J. Pines.
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