The Letter of the Law

New Castle Court House 211 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE, United States

Lead Historic Site Interpreter at the New Castle Court House Museum, Juliette Wurm will explore the bias and racism written in the laws of Delaware from the American Revolution to Reconstruction to explore the inequities written into these laws and how they were enforced

Enslavement & the Underground Railroad in Delaware: Stories from Below the Canal

Laurel Public Library 101 E 4th St, Laurel, Delaware, United States

The Underground Railroad Coalition of Delaware will present an exciting program of current projects, including a new video, The Tilly Escape, about the most daring rescue mission of Harriet Tubman (Seaford), and the search for the African Burial Ground at the John Dickinson Plantation (Dover). Presented by Debra Martin, Underground Railroad Coalition of Delaware; Jim...

An Uphill Battle, The Unfulfilled Promise of the Civil War 1860-1896

At the end of the Civil War, great change seemed promised with the first federal civil rights acts and amendments. Why instead did we descend into segregation? The program will explore the constitutional amendments, the first federal civil rights acts, Delaware’s political climate and reactions to federal legislation and end at the Plessy decision.