Free talk today on Salesianum's early history on Quaker Hill and as the first voluntarily integrated school in DE.

Who knew?  Sallies opened its doors to all races years before a court case forced all other schools to.  And it started on Quaker Hill, in downtown Wilmington.  From Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation:

"The QHHPF is sponsoring a talk on the history of the Salesianum School's history in Quaker Hill on 11 October 2011. Hope you can come! Feel free to share this with Salesianum alumni and families who might be interested. Details:

The Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation is presenting a free talk on the history of Salesianum School on Quaker Hill at the Wilmington Friends Meeting House, ...401 North West Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, from 1:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Salesianum School was founded on Quaker Hill in 1903 by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. While there, it was the first school in Delaware to voluntarily racially integrate its student body, 4 years before the landmark case in the U.S. Supreme Court brought about mandatory integration.

Salesianum School President Brendan Kennealey will show a video about this special achievement as well as speak about other aspects of Salesianum’s illustrious history.

This event, sponsored by the Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation, is free and open to the public. For more information, call Mary Starkweather-White at 302-299-5600."