Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #104 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Kent County
School Name Booker T. Washington School (DuPont)
Location 901 Forest Street, Dover
Date Opened Built 1922
Current Status Still standing in original location, still in operation as an elementary school.
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 65-66; DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 69.
Additional Information Originally built as three-classroom school, has had several additions since construction. Initially operated as a Junior High School.

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