Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect chronicles the extraordinary life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the legal architect of the civil rights movement and the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Drawing on never-before-used oral histories, exclusive access to archival materials, and intimate reflections from today’s leading voices on law and race - including Sherrilyn Ifill, Sheryll Cashin, and authors Gilbert King, and Wil Haygood - this film offers a profound exploration of how Marshall’s vision and relentless advocacy helped reshape the American legal and moral landscape.

From his early days at Lincoln University and Howard Law to his tenure on the nation’s highest court, the film paints a deeply human portrait of a man who challenged a nation to live up to its founding ideals. With vital insights from top HBCU faculty, administrators, and historians, Becoming Thurgood reveals Marshall not just as a jurist, but as a social architect whose work continues to reverberate in today’s ongoing fight for justice and equality.