Catonsville in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Civil Rights Milestone
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 5, 2019
1. A Civil Rights Milestone Marker
Inscription.
A 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 v. Board of Education of Topeka, the landmark 1954 case, also argued by Marshall, in which the U.S. Supreme court declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional.
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 v. Board of Education of Topeka, the landmark 1954 case, also argued by Marshall, in which the U.S. Supreme court declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional.
Erected by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.
Location. 39° 16.091′ N, 76° 43.822′ W. Marker is in Catonsville, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Bloomsbury Avenue south of Bloomingdale Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Along the grounds of Catonsville Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Bloomsbury Avenue, Catonsville MD 21228, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 5, 2019
2. A Civil Rights Milestone Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,447 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
