Delaware leaders gathered to celebrate Hockessin Colored School's contributions to school integration. Former student James "Sonny" Knott was among other former students at the event. Gov.

Shirley Bulah’s parents sued Delaware so their daughter could attend what was then an all-white school. (Friends of Hockessin Colored School #107) The website for the Friends of Hockessin Colored ...

Some say the building never should have existed and that the only thing worth remembering about that vestige of racism in Delaware, they say, is the day the Hockessin Colored School closed its doors.

Its demise was adverted after Friends of Hockessin Colored School #107 Inc., benefactors, and the Delaware Community Foundation provided financial assistance to settle the lawsuit. The Friends ...

Delaware. Hockessin Colored School #107 was built in 1920 and played a monumental role in the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, which desegregated schools nationwide.

File - A plaque on the front of Hockessin School #107C. (Sarah Mueller/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A trio ...

and Hockessin Colored School #107C. Delaware’s connections to Brown v. Board of Education Delaware, a former slave state, and its schools remained segregated well into the 20th century. Between 1920 ...

HOCKESSIN, Del. (WPVI) -- More bomb threats were called in to Delaware schools on Tuesday, making it six threats in just two days across the state. However, there was no immediate word on if ...

The expansion to Delaware includes new recognition for Hockessin School #107, Claymont High School and Howard High School in Wilmington. This article first appeared on WHYY.org.