Historical Marker
World War II
Historical marker location:
920 Pettinaro Park Dr, Wilmington, Delaware
( Marker is at the intersection of Jack A. Markell Trail and Pettinaro Park Road, on the right when traveling north on Jack A. Markell Trail.)
Riverfront Wilmington.
In 1954, the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education was filed in the District of Delaware. The case, which challenged the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools, was one of the most important civil rights cases in American history.