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The Thurgood Marshall Center, Washington DC

This building is a Shaw landmark, built as the local YMCA in 1912, and designed by one of the nation's first black architects, W.

This building is a Shaw landmark, built as the local YMCA in 1912, and designed by one of the nation's first black architects, W. Sidney Pittman. The name comes from the fact that Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall was a frequent visitor to the Y, and that he formulated his opinion for the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision here. On the first floor, the Shaw Heritage Trust maintains an exhibit portraying the living history of African Americans in the Shaw Community.


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Closed

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8:30

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About The Thurgood Marshall Center

 1816 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA

 +1 202-462-0533

 [email protected]

 thurgoodmarshallcenter.org

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