Civil Rights Milestone, Catonsville, MD
N 39° 16.081 W 076° 43.842
18S E 350698 N 4347946
This historical marker has been placed in front of the elementary school in Catonsville.
Waymark Code: WM10P1D
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2019
Views: 12
This historical marker has been placed in front of the elementary school in Catonsville. The text reads:
The Civil Rights Milestone
On September 10, 1935, black students Lucille Scott and Margaret Williams were denied admittance to Catonsville High School. NAACP Attorney Thurgood Marshall filed suit. Although they lost the case, Maryland's Court of Appeals acknowledged that a system of racially separate schools inherently allowed "some inequalities." This concept later proved decisive in Brown vs. Board of Education in Topeka, the landmark 1954 case, also argued by Marshall, in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional.
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland State Highway Administration
County (required): Baltimore County
Location (required): In front of elementary school
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
More info about the site/marker (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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