Southwest Waterfront in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thurgood Marshall

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2020

1. Thurgood Marshall Marker [Front]

Inscription.
"The legal-system can force open doors, and sometimes even knock down walls, but it cannot build bridges. That job belongs to you and me. The country can't do it. Afro and white, rich and poor, educated and illiterate, our fates are bound together. We can run from each other, but we cannot escape each other. We will only attain freedom if we learn to appreciate what is different, and muster the courage to discover what is fundamentally the same. America's diversity offers so much richness and opportunity. Take a chance, won't you? Knock down the fences, which divide. Tear apart the walls that imprison you. Reach out. Freedom lies just on the other side. We shall have liberty for all."

This quote is from "We Must Dissent", one of Justice Marshall's last public statements (prior to his retirement) on July 4, 1992 when he received the Medal of Liberty in Philadelphia.

[Reverse:]
Artwork featured on this callbox was created by Annie King Phillips for the 55th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which ended school segregation.

This call box is dedicated to the memory of Justice Thurgood Marshall

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who lived in this Capitol Park neighborhood at 64 G Street, S.W. when he was named to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967.

Erected by Cultural Tourism DC.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the DC, Art on Call series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1992.

Location. 38° 52.881′ N, 77° 0.749′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Southwest Waterfront. It is on G Street Southwest 0.1 miles east of 2nd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 57 G St SW, Washington DC 20024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Thurgood Marshall Marker [Reverse] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2020

2. Thurgood Marshall Marker [Reverse]

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Randall Recreation Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Deadrise (approx. ¼ mile away); SWDC Past, Present, and Future (approx. ¼ mile away); Renewal and Loss (approx. ¼ mile away); Dorothy (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Mixing Bowl (approx. 0.3 miles away); Southwest Soldiers (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Heyday of Four-and-a-Half Street (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.

Thurgood Marshall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 22, 2020

3. Thurgood Marshall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 22, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.