Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect — Exclusive Screening at the Publick Playhouse

🎥✨Be there Feb 19, 2026 at the Publick Playhouse (Hyattsville, MD).
Becoming Thurgood explores the life of Thurgood Marshall in his own words.
11AM–12PM •
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🎥✨Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect, is a powerful documentary exploring the extraordinary life and impact of Thurgood Marshall—Baltimore native, HBCU trailblazer, fearless civil rights attorney, and the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The film follows Marshall’s journey from Lincoln University and Howard University School of Law to his landmark Brown v. Board of Education victory, which dismantled segregation in America’s public schools. This compelling story highlights Marshall’s brilliance, persistence, and enduring influence on our nation’s justice system.  Click here to view Film trailers: Click Here to View Film Trailers

Executive produced by Stanley Nelson and Travis Mitchell and directed by Alexis Aggrey, the film features rare eight-hour oral history recordings in Marshall’s own voice, along with interviews from historians, legal experts, and family members. With original music by Grammy Award-winning composer Derrick Hodge, Becoming Thurgood offers a profound and intimate portrait of the man known as “Mr. Civil Rights.” Don’t miss this special event at the historic Prince George’s Publick Playhouse in Hyattsville, Maryland.