Injustice & Integration: 70 Years of Brown v. Board of Education

Injustice & Integration: 70 Years of Brown v. Board of Education

Created in 2024 to mark the 70^th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, this exhibit highlights Delaware’s role in the landmark court case and the integration efforts that followed.  

Injustice & Integration provides an overview of Delaware’s integration efforts. It introduces audiences to several aspects of our state’s school desegregation story: the Delaware court cases that became part of Brown v. Board, the challenges faced by Delaware schools immediately after the Brown ruling, and the continued school integration efforts in Delaware up to the present day. 

Funding for Injustice & Integration: 70 Years of Brown v. Board of Education has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture initiative. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this exhibit do not necessarily represent those of the NEH or Delaware Humanities.

Resource Guide 

Do you want to learn more about the history of school segregation, and integration efforts in our state and beyond? Are you interested in seeing important sites in Delaware’s history first-hand? 

We’ve created a Resource Guide to accompany this exhibit. Use our guide to: 

• Visit sites in Delaware connected to the Belton (Bulah) v. Gebhart case that became part of Brown v. Board of Education and to the school integration efforts that followed. 
• Learn more about school segregation and integration in our state through Delaware-focused books, podcasts, interviews, and videos. 
• Access national resources for teaching about school integration (for educators). 

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