Box 5

Contains newspaper clippings picturing Black student standing on the steps of Wilmington's City Hall during a school boycott and police moving the body of teenager Steven Corbett who was shot by them on the night of February 6, 1971.

Contains newspaper clippings picturing National Guardsmen at Gregory Church and the firemen attempting to put out the fire at Mike's Grocery.

Contains a sheet of typed information regarding the movements of Ben Chavis, Golden Frinks, and others, as well as the activities of the Ku Klux Klan and white students.

Contains ephemera relating to the Azalea Festival including B.D. and Sylvia Schwartz's name tags, invitation to the luncheon at the Airlie Gardens, and seat reservations.

Contains the first page of a memo from the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce discussing the arbitration of a disagreement between Lewis Sawyer and George Potter.

Contains the second page of a memo from the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce discussing the arbitration of a disagreement between Lewis Sawyer and George Potter. In addition, there is a name tag for B.D. Schwartz from the North Carolina Elks Association.

Contains an invitation to Michael Seller's Bar Mitzvah from his parents Maxine and Bob.

Contains a letter from W. Mercer Rowe to B.D. Schwartz congratulating him on becoming the Mayor of Wilmington.

Contains newspaper clippings pertaining to B.D. Schwartz being elected as Mayor of Wilmington during a City Council reorganizational meeting.

Contains a newspaper clipping discussing B.D. Schwartz's first proposal as Mayor to have executive positions in the city be elected by a direct populace vote and that the City Council increase to seven members.