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

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Record #138 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Kent County
School Name White Oak Colored School (DuPont)
Location Bayside Drive, Dover
Date Opened Built 1923
Current Status Building was moved from original site. At the original site, flight of concrete stairs is all that remains.
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999): 69. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 88.
Additional Information One-room school

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