Collision on Route 40: Cold War Tensions and Civil Rights
Collision on Route 40: Cold War Tensions and Civil Rights
This presentation explores how Route 40 in Delaware and Maryland became an unexpected battleground for Cold War tensions and civil rights. On this corridor between Baltimore and the Delaware Memorial Bridge, international diplomacy, African decolonization, Jim Crow, Soviet propagandists, and Freedom Riders collided, forcing a confrontation for the Kennedy administration that involved global tensions and domestic policy
Mike Dixon is a historian and writer whose research and teaching focuses on social history and community studies. Mike enjoys seeking out stories that create a distinctive sense of place. Along the way he finds rich, deep, and varied stories about earlier times in our fascinating towns and communities.
This event is underwritten by a grant from the Delaware Humanities.
- Date:
- Sunday, April 6, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern Time
- Location:
- Community Room 2
- Library:
- Appoquinimink Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- History and Genealogy