Memorial Honors Legacy of State's First African American Congressman

Parren Mitchell, the first Black member of Congress from Maryland, honored with memorial - Maryland Matters

The Parren J. Mitchell memorial outside the Pip Moyer Recreation Center in Annapolis. (Photo courtesy of the City of Annapolis)Keiffer Mitchell Jr. remembers that his uncle, the late Rep. Parren J. Mitchell, would always arrive a bit late for November and Christmas dinners. “We would say, ‘Uncle Parren, where you were? How come you were late?’” the younger Mitchell said in an interview Wednesday. “He sat and had dinner with the men and women in …

Memorial honors legacy of state's first African American congressman

Parren J. Mitchell, a trailblazer in politics and civil rights, was the first African American elected to Congress from Maryland.

Memorial in Annapolis dedicated to Maryland’s first Black Congress member

Over his eight-term congressional tenure, which concluded in 1987, Parren J. Mitchell earned a reputation as a champion of the Civil Rights Movement. He was one of 12 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Parren J. Mitchell Memorial unveiled in Annapolis

The City of Annapolis, in partnership with the Caucus of African American Leaders and the Martin Luther King Jr Committee, Inc. of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, unveil and dedicate the Parren J. Mitchell Memorial, the first Black Congressman elected from the State of Maryland, at Roger “Pip” Moyer Recreation Center, Wednesday afternoon. Former Maryland State Senator Michael Bowen Mitchell, seated, center, is presented with a news photo, by Ka…

Unveiled memorial honors legacy of Parren J. Mitchell, state's first African American congressman

Parren J. Mitchell, a trailblazer in politics and civil rights, was the first African American elected to Congress from Maryland. His family told 11 News he was a man who could not say no. The city of Annapolis unveiled a memorial dedicated to him with funds raised by the Caucus of African American Leaders and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee. Mitchell’s family, elected officials and members of the community gathered at the Pip Moyer Rec…