The Chattanooga Hamilton County NAACP has announced Senior United States District Judge the Honorable Curtis L. Collier will be the recipient of the fifth annual Thurgood Marshall Freedom and Justice Advocate of the Year Award.
This annual award is bestowed upon the individual who has best demonstrated and exemplified the tradition and lasting societal impact first established by Justice Marshall.
Justice Marshall advocated civil rights and began to argue cases before the Supreme Court as early as the 1940's in the hopes of eliminating unfair racial practices and to help gain equality for all American citizens. Beginning in 1940 as chief counsel of the NAACP, he would argue Shelley vs. Krammer, Sweatt vs. Painter, and Brown vs. Board of Education before the Supreme Court.
The award will be presented during the luncheon portion of the Eight Annual Criminal Justice Seminar. For registration email: naacp chattanooga@epbfi.com or call 320-8598.