The goal of this project is to synthesize the available scholarly literature on the brown v. Board of education cases in delaware, i.e., belton v. Gebhart and bulah v. Gebhart, and to provide NPS…

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $115,572 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Delaware under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) federal grant program. The goal of this 2-year project is to synthesize scholarly literature on the Brown v. Board of Education cases in Delaware, specifically Belton v. Gebhart and Bulah v. Gebhart, and provide NPS and its affiliated areas in Delaware (Claymont Community Center, Hockessin Colored School #107C, and Howard High School) with professional guidance on interpreting the cases and commemorating their legacy. The final deliverables will include a three-part narrative account, an annotated bibliography, an appendix of primary documents, and recommendations for future research and interpretation.

The goal of this project is to synthesize the available scholarly literature on the brown v. Board of education cases in delaware, i.e., belton v. Gebhart and bulah v. Gebhart, and to provide NPS and its affiliated areas in delaware (claymont community center, hockessin colored school #107C, and howard high school) with professional guidance on interpretation of the cases and the legacy and commemoration of them in delaware since 1954.the objective is to produce a three-part narrative account as follows: 1) a synthetic account of the african american fight for the desegregation of schools in delaware 2) an exploration of how both remembering and forgetting have shaped public understanding of segregation in delaware and 3) a history of the three delaware affiliated areas, particularly the involvement of local communities in shaping them over time. In addition, supplemental materials provided in the completed study will include an annotated bibliography of primary sources, an annotated bibliography of historical literature on bulah (belton) v. Gebhart, an appendix of selected primary documents, and suggestions for future research and interpretation.