. ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁Del aware ' s ▁seg reg ation ▁was ▁literally ▁written ▁into ▁the ▁state ▁constitution , ▁which , ▁while ▁providing ▁at ▁Article ▁X , ▁Section ▁ 2 , ▁that ▁" no ▁distinction ▁shall ▁be ▁made ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁race ▁or ▁color ", ▁non eth eless ▁required ▁that ▁" separ ate ▁schools ▁for ▁white ▁and ▁colored ▁children ▁shall ▁be ▁maintained ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Geb hart ▁v . ▁Bel ton ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Court ▁of ▁Ch anc ery ▁and ▁aff ir med ▁by ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Geb hart ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁cases ▁combined ▁into ▁Brown ▁v . ▁Board ▁of ▁Education , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁which ▁found ▁un const itution al ▁ra cial ▁seg reg ation ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁public ▁schools . ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Geb hart ▁and ▁Brown ▁lit ig ation ▁was ▁that ▁Del aware ▁became ▁fully ▁integrated , ▁al beit ▁with ▁time ▁and ▁much ▁effort . ▁ ▁Unfortunately , ▁some ▁argue ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁race ▁relations ▁was ▁dram atically ▁impro ving ▁post - B rown , ▁any ▁progress ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁ri oting ▁which ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁Wil ming ton ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr . ▁in ▁M emph is . ▁ ▁Del aware