▁Mitchell ▁wrote ▁a ▁Sunday ▁editor ial ▁column ▁for ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁Sun ▁every ▁Sunday ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁Sun ▁called ▁it ▁" an ▁extraordinary ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ." ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁Sh arp ▁Street ▁Memorial ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁overflow ed ▁with ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁m ourn ers ▁who ▁gathered ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁pay ▁their ▁respect s . ▁In cluded ▁among ▁them ▁was ▁Harry ▁Hugh es ▁( G overn or ▁of ▁Maryland ), ▁William ▁Donald ▁Sch ae fer ▁( May or ▁of ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁later ▁Governor ), ▁Benjamin ▁Hook s , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P ; ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Height , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Neg ro ▁Women . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁city ▁court ▁house ▁in ▁Baltimore ▁City ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁the ▁Clar ence ▁M . ▁Mitchell ▁Jr . ▁Cour th ouse ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁Other ▁facilities ▁were ▁also ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁to ▁Clar ence ▁M . ▁Mitchell ▁Sr ., ▁a ▁wait er ▁and ▁Els ie ▁( D av is ) ▁Mitchell , ▁a ▁hom em aker . ▁Mitchell ' s ▁brother , ▁Par ren ▁Mitchell , ▁became ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁representing ▁Maryland ' s ▁ 7 th ▁con gression al ▁district . ▁ ▁Clar ence ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁raised