Quaker merchant Thomas Garret is thought to be the model for a Quaker farmer in the novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Garret and famed abolitionist Harriett Tubman worked closely with Delaware's anti-slavery forces.
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Our Delaware is the official state song. The words are by George Hynson, music by William Brown.
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The Delaware Indians were one of the most advanced tribes of the eastern United States.
