Dedication of Parren J. Mitchell Building at UMCP

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:47:16 -0500

Today at 2pm, the University of Maryland, College Park will be dedicating the Art-Sociology Building as the Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building. Parren J. Mitchell was a congressperson and civil rights leader who helped desegregate UMCP in 1950. He was the first African-American elected to Congress from Maryland and co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus. For more information please see here.