Parren J. Mitchell

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Parren J. Mitchell was a pioneering African American politician and civil rights advocate who became the first Black congressman from Maryland and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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instanceOf civil rights activist
human
politician
academicDegree Bachelor's degree
Master's degree in sociology
awardReceived Purple Heart
burialPlace Baltimore, Maryland, United States
causeOfDeath complications from pneumonia
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-04-29
dateOfDeath 2007-05-28
districtRepresented Maryland's 7th congressional district
educatedAt Morgan State College
University of Maryland, College Park
endTime 1987-01-03
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Mitchell
fullName Parren James Mitchell
givenName Parren
influencedBy civil rights movement
knownFor advocacy for minority-owned businesses
support for civil rights legislation
languageSpoken English
memberOf Congressional Black Caucus
Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

United States House of Representatives
militaryBranch United States Army
notableFor first Black congressman from Maryland
founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus
occupation civil rights advocate
politician
partyAffiliation Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
placeOfBirth Baltimore, Maryland, United States
placeOfDeath Baltimore, Maryland, United States
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th congressional district
United States Representative
linked to: U.S. Representative
relative Clarence M. Mitchell III
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States
sexOrGender male
sibling Clarence M. Mitchell Jr.
startTime 1971-01-03
stateRepresented Maryland
workLocation Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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Congressional Black Caucus foundedBy Parren J. Mitchell
Congressional Black Caucus foundedBy Parren J. Mitchell
subject linked to: CBC