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Civil Rights Groups Call For Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge To Be Renamed Due To Namesake’s Slavery Ties
Parren J. Mitchell, a pioneer in the state. First elected in 1971 as a Democrat, Mitchell represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District for 16 years and was one of the founding members of ...
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Civil rights groups call for collapsed Baltimore bridge to be renamed, call Francis Scott Key a racist slave owner
is urging that the bridge should be named after late Congressman Parren J. Mitchell — the first black man from Maryland elected to the US House of Representatives. “Of course the naysayers ...
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US Civil Rights Groups Call for Collapsed Baltimore Bridge to Be Renamed Over History of Slavery
The caucus proposes renaming the bridge after the late US Congressman Parren J. Mitchell, the first black man from Maryland elected to the US House of Representatives. Caucus convener Carl Snowden ...