From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered by the importation of African captives. At first, like their poor English counterparts, the Africans ...

Ethel, her granddaughter wrote to me, was a young Black woman who was sent to Delaware Colony for the Feeble Minded, now known as Stockley Center. Ethel was sterilized and died shortly after.

As a class, slaveholders developed a paternalistic self-image and created a literature ... And the biggest revolt of the era, on the French colony of St. Domingue, set the tone for the bloodshed ...

He snapped this picture with the view from Yardley (across from Charcoal BYOB), looking across the Delaware River towards New ...

A popular section of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area's Old Mine Road has been restored thanks to funding from the ...

Google Maps is how they get access to images of your house. But you can blur your house on the platform and prevent scammers from fearmongering. You’ll need to do this from a computer since the ...

Delaware State Police released details about the crash. According to police and Colonial School District, just after 8:15 a.m. Monday, a school bus carrying seven students to George Read Middle ...

All times ET. Not all candidates are listed. CNN will broadcast a projected winner only after an extensive review of data from a number of sources. "Flipped seat" denotes a race where the 2020 ...

Nearly two million businesses — including more than 50% of all publicly traded companies in the U.S. and almost 70% of all Fortune 500 companies — are incorporated in Delaware, and for good ...

One person has died following a crash involving a school bus on Route 13 near New Castle, according to Delaware State Police. Colonial School District said a school bus carrying seven students to ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 79 °F (26.1 °C) and a 43% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Mostly clear with a 47% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 4 to ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 88 °F (31.1 °C). Winds from NNE to NE at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds ENE at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 60 ...