Mitchell Center for African American Heritage

The Mitchell Center for African American Heritage within the Delaware Historical Society will develop an exhibition and oral history initiative focused on the enduring legacy of Louis L. Redding, the Delaware lawyer whose advocacy helped secure equal access to public education for generations. Project activities include collection research and exhibition development, educational resource development and planning for school programming, including outreach to local high schools and history teachers, and oral history collection. The project will involve hiring an intern to support curriculum development, and a graduate assistant to support the work of conducting and editing oral history footage. The project will produce a survey of materials related to Louis L. Redding, a public oral history archive, and educational resources, including field trip activities, short video clips, and classroom research materials that are made available through a dedicated webpage.