Clarence Mitchell, Jr.

Historical marker location:

College Park, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Regents Drive.)

Marker installed: 1988

(1911 - 1984). Member of the University of Maryland Board of Regents 1982-1984.

Maryland was the first state to pass a law requiring free public education: In 1827, Maryland became the first state to pass a law requiring free public education for all children. The law was initially aimed at poor children, but eventually expanded to include all children regardless of their economic status.