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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Parren J. Mitchell canonical 2

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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