Von Delany Mizell


Von Delany Mizell was the second black physician in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and since at that time Fort Lauderdale's hospitals would not accept "colored" patients, he helped establish Provident Hospital for black residents. He staged sit-ins and protests, boycotted Fort Lauderdale’s "Colored School", and successfully sued the Broward County Medical Association for admittance. He started the first NAACP chapter in South Florida. He was also involved in efforts to provide a beach for black residents to use and to desegregate Broward County's other beaches.

Legacy

Von D. Mizell's sister Ethel Mizell Pappy's personal family papers are housed at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL.