| State | Delaware |
|---|---|
| County | Sussex County |
| School Name | Slaughter Neck Colored School (Old) |
| Location | Slaughter Neck, north side of the public road that ran through town near the properties of Elias T. Bennett and Charles M. Shockely |
| Date Opened | Built 1867, burnt down by white mob, rebuilt |
| Current Status | – |
| Source | Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 18. |
| Additional Information | Directly after the completion of construction, a group of young white men, "known to be hostile," set the school on fire. Students and teachers used a local Methodist church as a classroom until the school was rebuilt the following year. Initial and secondary construction assisted by Freedman's Bureau. |
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