In one instance, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People deemed his introduced anti-lynching bill as too lenient. After Congress He moved to Virginia and became a farmer, working twelve acres (49,000 m²) of property. He died at his home in Petersburg, Virginia, on May 9, 1968. Electoral history See also List of African-American firsts List of African-American United States representatives List of Phi Beta Sigma brothers References External sources O'Connor, Allison (November 14, 2007). Arthur Wergs Mitchell (1883–1968). BlackPast. Further reading African-American members of the United States House of Representatives African-American people in Illinois politics Activists for African-American civil rights American anti-lynching activists Politicians from Chicago 1883 births 1968 deaths People from LaFayette, Alabama Politicians from Petersburg, Virginia Illinois Republicans Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois Columbia University alumni 20th-century American politicians 20th-century African-American politicians African-American men in politics