
Thurgood Marshall, the NAACP, and a Civil Rights Milestone in Rockville
March 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
FreeIn 1936, civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall fought for equal pay for Montgomery County’s Black teachers, marking an early step toward ending school segregation. Peerless Rockville historian Ralph Buglass will explore the national significance of the Gibbs case, its impact on the NAACP, and the personal cost to William Gibbs, the teacher who led the fight. Free.