MSS 0784 - Friends of School Hill oral histories and images

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Audiovisual material in this collection has been migrated to the Artstor platform, and is available at this link: https://library-artstor-org.udel.idm.oclc.org/#/collection/100415091. Transcripts from the audiovisual material remain in UDSpace.

This collection contains oral histories and images collected during the event, "Preserving the Past: Gathering History & Mementos of the New London Road / School Hill Community," Saturday, May 20, 2017. The event was sponsored by the Friends of School Hill, NAACP of Delaware, the City of Newark, and the University of Delaware.

Initially built in 1922 with funding from P. S. du Pont and the Delaware School Auxiliary Association, the New London Avenue School served African American children in grades 1-8 until integration took place in 1958. The school and surrounding property, also known as “School Hill,” was an important meeting place for neighborhood residents for social and recreational gatherings as well. In 1961, the City of Newark purchased the building and grounds and it ultimately became the George Wilson Center.

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