Littleton Mitchell of Delaware City was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. He was best known as the 30-year outspoken president of the state NAACP (1961-1991) and he established a reputation as a ferocious fighter for civil rights in Delaware, which included the areas of housing, public accommodations, education, and voting rights. Mitchell died tragically in a car accident near the then Valero Refinery in 2009. Then-Vice President Joe Biden said of his passing, “Lit Mitchell was a man of incredible strength and courage; he was a hero to many, including me. A man who overcame so much to fight for his country in countless ways – serving as a Tuskegee Airman in World War II, leading the civil rights movement in Delaware, and helping integrate schools nationwide – Lit was a remarkable force.”
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WE Discuss: Segregated Schools- a Former Lawmaker’s Perspective
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WE Celebrate – David May
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