Louis L. Redding

Louis Lorenzo Redding (October 25, 1901 – September 28, 1998) was a prominent lawyer and civil rights advocate from Wilmington, Delaware.

Redding, the first African American to be admitted to the Delaware bar, was part of the NAACP legal team that challenged school segregation in the Brown v. Board of Education case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

He subsequently enrolled at Brown University and won the Gaston Prize Medal Contest in oratory his senior year for a talk on Booker T.

Redding handled cases that successfully challenged discrimination in housing, public accommodations, employment, and the criminal justice system.

In 1950, he brought a case before the Chancery Court against the University of Delaware, which barred black students from admission, citing the "separate but equal" doctrine.

[5] Redding also successfully argued Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority before the US Supreme Court in 1961 which held that segregation in public accommodations was not permissible.

[8] In 2016, an historic marker was unveiled for Louis L. Redding to educate future generations about his legacy and modern relevance.