Collision on Route 40: Cold War Tensions & Civil Rights

PAST EVENT

Sunday, April 6, 2025
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Appoquinimink Library
New Castle County
Program: Collision on Route 40: Cold War Tensions & Civil Rights

This presentation explores how Route 40 in Delaware and Maryland became an unexpected battleground for Cold War tensions and civil rights. On this corridor between Baltimore and the Delaware Memorial Bridge, international diplomacy, African decolonization, Jim Crow, Soviet propagandists, and Freedom Riders collided, forcing a confrontation for the Kennedy administration that involved global tensions and domestic policy.

Join Mike for this lecture program!

This event is sponsored by Delaware Humanities. If you have any questions please contact the hosting location.

Appoquinimink Library
204 E Main St
Middletown DE 19709

More Events in New Castle County


Sun
27
Apr
The Ritchie Boys: The Allies’ Secret Weapon
Appoquinimink Library
Mon
28
Apr
Delaware Humanities Grantee Showcase
Sat
10
May
Oh Say Can You See...
Delaware Military Museum