by Shelby Boatman | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is Part 2 of a 2-part column honoring Black History Month. A letter to the editor appears in the Wilmington News Journal in February of 1950 written by Mr. Lewis and describing the purposes of a group of citizens and friends who, “have banded together in protest...
by Shelby Boatman | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is Part 1 of a 2-part column honoring Black History Month. The following statement appeared in the Wilmington News Journal on October 5, 1939 under the headline “LEWIS CHILDREN ARE PLACED WITH MOTHER”:“Custody of three children of Theodore Lewis, 32, colored, of...
by Shelby Boatman | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is the third part of a series on the incident which put Wilmington in the national spotlight beginning on February 15, 1997. Available online at the Wilmington News Journal and written by Jonathan McKay. Part 3 With a pool of 75 jurors to choose from, there was...
by Shelby Boatman | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is the second part of a series on the incident which put Wilmington in the national spotlight beginning on February 15, 1997. Originally published in the Wilmington News Journal and written by Jonathan McKay. Part 2 The fugitives would eventually make their way...
by Shelby Boatman | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
This is the first installment of a series on the incident which put Wilmington in the national spotlight beginning on February 15, 1997. Originally published in the Wilmington News Journal online edition. Written by Jonathan McKay of Wilmington. In 1997, Wilmington...
