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

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Record #123 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Kent County
School Name Wyoming Paul Lawrence Dunbar Colored School (DuPont)
Location Front Street, Wyoming
Date Opened Built 1926
Current Status Still standing in original location. The building is now operating as the Caeser Rodney School District Office
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999) 60. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 92.
Additional Information Originally a two-room school.

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