African American Rehoboth Exhibit

"Celebrating African American Rehoboth, 1690-1960" represents first comprehensive look at community's
African American heritage
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE – The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society is proud to announce the opening of
"Celebrating African American Rehoboth, 1690-1960," a pioneering exhibit that chronicles three centuries of
African American contributions to the town's rich history. This first-of-its-kind exhibition opens Friday, June
27th in the museum's Bob & Dee Moore and Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Harvey, III second floor gallery.
The comprehensive exhibit spans from the 1690s with the burials of enslaved Africans at Avery's Rest through
the desegregation era of the 1960s, extending to present-day preservation efforts including the West Rehoboth
Legacy Mural completed in 2022. The exhibition showcases the vital role African Americans have played in
shaping Rehoboth Beach's cultural, economic, and social landscape over more than three centuries.