Record #252 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva - Enduring Connections

State	Delaware
County	Sussex
School Name	Slaughter Neck School (DuPont)
Location	Slaughter Neck Road, Lincoln
Date Opened	Built 1922
Current Status	Still standing. Now a community center with some additions.
Source	Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 151.
Additional Information	Two-room school. 193-C.

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Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 18.

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