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On April 15, 2026, the Accessions Committee approved a strong set of additions, including materials tied to USS Delaware (SSN-791), the robin brown Collection, WPA church archive inventories, a Delaware State Fair centennial film, and 1880s Delaware Volunteer Militia enlistment records. The quarter also added two new Research Room titles: Colonial Black and Indigenous Cultural Leaders and Delaware Behaving Badly: First State, True Crimes.
In the 1950s, Delaware was one of 17 states that required public schools to separate students by race. This system created deep and measurable inequalities between white and Black students. White schools received more funding, had better facilities, and offered stronger academic programs. In contrast, Black schools often faced neglect, overcrowding, outdated textbooks, and limited […]
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