by Shelby Boatman | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Aisley Czaika, Blanchester Middle School: My Inspiration I have always been one to make friends with all races; black, white, mixed, etc. Not everyone would agree with me on this though. Some people still think it’s wrong to be friends with someone that’s...
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...
