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Olney’s “Thurgood” explores the history of the Supreme Court’s first African-American justice

Walter Dallas directs Brian Anthony Wilson in a one-man show

Thurgood — Photo: Stan Barouh

George Stevens, Jr. wrote this play about the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, portrayed by Brian Anthony Wilson.

Walter Dallas directs Brian Anthony Wilson in a one-man show that explores the long journey toward justice that began with Brown v. Board of Education.

To Aug. 20. Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab at Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, Md. Call 301-924-3400 or visit olneytheatre.org.

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