Delaware Public Archives Celebrates African American History
New display shines a spotlight on eighty-nine State of Delaware Historical Markers related to Black History The Delaware Public Archives has unveiled a new exhibition in its lobby, “Celebrating African American History in The First State” that features every State of Delaware Historical Marker related to Black history and the significance behind them. “With this […]
‘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.
