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Written on: July 6th, 2009 by: in News
In a tragic accident today, Delaware’s citizens lost an outstanding contributor to American’s civil rights when Littleton Mitchell died in an automobile collision near his house in Delaware City.
From his service as a Tuskegee Airman to his lengthy involvement in civil rights activism in Delaware, including his service as chairman of the Delaware NAACP, along with his lifelong mission of helping children in distress, Mitchell will always be remembered as a history-maker in our state.
Mitchell gave a lengthy 1997 interview about his life and accomplishments to the University of Delaware. He was also featured in the Delaware Humanities Forum documentary on the 1968 National Guard occupation of Wilmington, A Dream Deferred.