Items

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  David M'Closkey Trading Card

  Highlights the appropriation of Asian imagery and transformation into stereotypical elements for commercial and racist purposes in Delaware.
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  Brenda B. Mosely African American Doll Collection

  Some toys and dolls perpetuate racist imagery, but others genuinely expand representation or reflect the racial identity of their owners.
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  Jints and her enslaver´s baby Hannah E. Stockley

  Enslaved people were often the primary caretakers of their enslavers' children. This is the only known photograph of an enslaved person in Delaware.

• Ku Klux Klan rally

  This item highlights the continued practice of violent white supremacism in the U.S.
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  Sculpture of a Human Head with Headdress

  This item highlights the appropriation of Native American imagery and transformation into stereotypical elements for commercial and racist purposes in Delaware.
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  Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company

  Touring shows such as these spread racist stereotypes of American Indians, portraying them as purer and simpler people than Euro-Americans.
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  Confederate Banner

  This item highlights longstanding ignorance of the injustice of racism in the United States.
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  Ku Klux Klan Klonvocation Badge

  This item highlights the way white supremacists deceptively claim to be patriotic.
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  "Americanization in Delaware"

  Images included in this resource illustrate the efforts of immigrants to gain American citizenship, specifically in Delaware.
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  New Castle Segregated School

  Depictions of segregated schools for African American people are important to understanding segregation and its effects on everyday life.
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  Nanticoke Indian Center (former Mission School)

  Mission schools sought to assimilate Native American children into mainstream white settler culture.
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  Burial Ground for Enslaved People at John Dickinson Plantation

  Recognizes and restores dignity to Delaware's early enslaved individuals.
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  Reconstructed Log House for Enslaved People

  Provides insights into the living conditions of enslaved people on the Dickinson Plantation.
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  Tax Ledger of White Enslavers

  Evidence of the extended practice of enslaving people in Delaware in the early nineteenth century.
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  John Dickinson Plantation

  Highlights histories of enslavement in Delaware.
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  Exterior view of Blockson School prior to new construction

  Depictions of segregated schools for African American children are important to understanding how systemic racism created unequal educational opportunities.
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  Old Sussex County Court House Whipping Post

  Public punishment disproportionally affected African Americans.
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  Black Survival Guide, or How to Live Through a Police Riot

  Recalls 1968 Wilmington Riots and National Guard occupation of the city.
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  Iron Hill Museum

  Highlights both museum-perpetuated stereotyping of Native American people and histories of segregation in Delaware.
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  Public School Insurance Evaluation Reports from 1941

  Segregation denied African American children the same quality of education as white students.