DE HCR25

Recognizes May 17, 2021 as the 67th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision that declared "separate but equal" accommodations unconstitutional.

Honors Delaware's pivotal role in the case through Belton v. Gebhart and Bulah v. Gebhart, which were consolidated into Brown and involved local cases from Claymont and Hockessin challenging racial segregation in schools.

Acknowledges the courage of Louis L. Redding (Delaware's first African American attorney), Judge Collins J. Seitz, Sarah and Shirley Bulah, Ethel Louise Belton, and Claymont parents and students who initiated the legal action.

Recognizes that Brown v. Board of Education reversed Plessy v. Ferguson and established that segregation violates the 14th Amendment and denies equal protection under law.

Calls for continued work by all Delawareans against institutional racism and toward ensuring schools provide adequate resources for students of all backgrounds.