Black History Month: Marshall (film)

Black History Month: Marshall (film)

Event Type

Students

Location

Hulman Memorial Student Union, Dede II

Date

Time

Phone

(812) 237-3811

Description

Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing accuses black chauffeur Joseph Spell of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams up with Sam Friedman, a local Jewish lawyer who has never handled a criminal case. Together, the two men build a defense while contending with racist and anti-Semitic views from those who deem Spell to be guilty.