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, 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 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