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‘Segregated Sands’: Delaware Beaches During Jim Crow

Virtual exhibit explores the history and stories of the Indigenous and African American experience at Delaware’s beaches during the segregation era.




Zwaanendael Museum Seeks Volunteers for “Recapturing Black Beaches,” an Oral History Initiative

Oral history initiative designed to gather, memorialize and share stories about historically segregated Black and Indigenous beaches in Delaware.




Guided Visitation To The African Burial Ground At The John Dickinson Plantation

Programs explore the experiences of the enslaved and free African Americans who lived, labored and died on the John Dickinson Plantation.




Video explores Black life in Delaware 1790–1840

Video explores anti-slavery activity in Delaware in the late-18th century and the subsequent passage of repressive legislation targeting free Blacks in the 19th century.




Burial Ground Identified At John Dickinson Plantation

Site likely to hold the remains of enslaved African Americans.







 Pages Tagged With: "African American"

‘Segregated Sands’: Delaware Beaches During Jim Crow

Virtual exhibit explores the history and stories of the Indigenous and African American experience at Delaware’s beaches during the segregation era.




Zwaanendael Museum Seeks Volunteers for “Recapturing Black Beaches,” an Oral History Initiative

Oral history initiative designed to gather, memorialize and share stories about historically segregated Black and Indigenous beaches in Delaware.




Guided Visitation To The African Burial Ground At The John Dickinson Plantation

Programs explore the experiences of the enslaved and free African Americans who lived, labored and died on the John Dickinson Plantation.




Video explores Black life in Delaware 1790–1840

Video explores anti-slavery activity in Delaware in the late-18th century and the subsequent passage of repressive legislation targeting free Blacks in the 19th century.




Burial Ground Identified At John Dickinson Plantation

Site likely to hold the remains of enslaved African Americans.