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Special Event
Event
“Preserving African-American History in Delaware: Highlighting Vibrant Communities Through Research and the ‘Green Book.’ ”
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Partner Program
Talk
Description
Join our partners at the New Castle Court House Museum for a presentation by historian Carlton Hall of the State Historic Preservation Office on the “Green Book,” a travel and vacation guidebook for people of color during the segregation era. The program will also explore the stories of African-Americans and their challenges living through the Jim Crow laws in Delaware from the 1920s to the 1960s.