A legacy of justice and equality were the themes sounded by both politicians and admirers at the memorial service for former congressman and civil rights leader Parren Mitchell.

Hundreds of mourners gathered at the St. James Episcopal Church in West Baltimore near Mitchell?s home, and remembered one of the founders of the Black Congressional Caucus as an activist who cared and as a leader with courage.

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