In this section, students and employees at the University of Delaware discuss their experiences with the Center for Black Culture, which was originally established as the Minority House. Interviewees discuss how the Center quickly became a gathering spot for Black students and a cultural nexus of the Black community at the University of Delaware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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