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

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Record #150 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County New Castle County
School Name Christiana Colored School (DuPont)
Location N. Old Baltimore Pike, Newark
Date Opened Built 1920
Current Status Still standing in its original location.
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999) . Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report,
Additional Information The school is also known as Public School No. 111-C. One-room school. The building is now the Christiana Community Center.

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