List of plaintiffs in Parker v. University of Delaware
Courtesy of University of Delaware Archives and Records Management
This document names the ten Delaware State College students represented in the lawsuit.
Photograph of Louis L. Redding From University of Delaware Directions. Autumn 1999
Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers
Delaware civil rights pioneer and former NAACP attorney who represented the plaintiffs in the case. Prior to taking the matter to court, Redding corresponded with Hugh M. Morris, then the president of the university’s Board of Trustees, requesting that Morris allow the students to be admitted. The letters between Morris (for whom Morris Library is named), and Redding were included as evidence in Parker v. University of Delaware.
Yearbook photographs of 1956 UD senior class members Marjorie Lockett and Leonard L. Williams
From The Blue Hen yearbook of 1956
These students were admitted to UD soon after the Parker v. University of Delaware ruling. Williams went on to pursue a legal career, working alongside Redding and eventually becoming a municipal judge in Wilmington.
Photo of graduating seniors from the class of 1956
From The Blue Hen yearbook of 1956
“It is therefore urged upon the Board of Trustees of
University of Delaware that…equal access to education…
cannot constitutionally be denied to or withheld from some of the citizens of the state solely because of their race or color.”
Letter of Louis L. Redding to Hugh M. Morris, January 20, 1950 Courtesy of University of Delaware Archives and Records Management
