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Burial Ground Identified At John Dickinson Plantation

Site likely to hold the remains of enslaved African Americans.




Video Explores Four Enslaved People and An Abolitionist

Delaware Day honors the anniversary of Delaware becoming the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on Dec. 7, 1787.




“Delaware Day 2020 — Expanding the Delaware Story”

Videos explore the lives of four enslaved individuals and an abolitionist.




Video Explores Genetic Background of Eight White and Three Black People Who Lived in 1600s Delaware

Research helps provide a greater understanding of the early colonial history of European and African persons in Delaware.




POSTPONED: “The Kidnapping of Bathsheba Bungy” at the New Castle Court House Museum on March 21, 2020

Program tells the story of an African American girl from New Castle, Del. who was kidnapped and taken to Maryland to be sold into slavery.







 Pages Tagged With: "African American"

Burial Ground Identified At John Dickinson Plantation

Site likely to hold the remains of enslaved African Americans.




Video Explores Four Enslaved People and An Abolitionist

Delaware Day honors the anniversary of Delaware becoming the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on Dec. 7, 1787.




“Delaware Day 2020 — Expanding the Delaware Story”

Videos explore the lives of four enslaved individuals and an abolitionist.




Video Explores Genetic Background of Eight White and Three Black People Who Lived in 1600s Delaware

Research helps provide a greater understanding of the early colonial history of European and African persons in Delaware.




POSTPONED: “The Kidnapping of Bathsheba Bungy” at the New Castle Court House Museum on March 21, 2020

Program tells the story of an African American girl from New Castle, Del. who was kidnapped and taken to Maryland to be sold into slavery.