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Box 7

 Container

Contains 114 Results:

Page 31, 1971 November 17

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a newspaper clipping from The Hanover Sun challenging Ben Chavis' statements in the News & Observer on the racial violence between Black and white high school students in Wilmington and claiming that the violence was planned in retaliation for the 1898 Coup D'état and Massacre.

Dates: 1971 November 17

Page 32, 1971 November 14-17, undated

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings from The Hanover Sun regarding the racial violence at Hoggard High School and subsequent threats by the Rights of White People to boycott the school system. Includes a newspaper photograph of three Black men standing across the street from Hoggard. In addition, there is a memo noting an anonymous call to B.D. Schwartz's office thanking him for participating in a prayer meeting at Fifth Avenue Methodist Church.

Dates: 1971 November 14-17, undated

Page 33, 1971 November 16, undated

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a news release from Mayor B.D. Schwartz regarding the City's partnership with the New Hanover Ministerial Association in an attempt to bring peace in the wake of racial violence and the State of Emergency proclamation. Release contains information the public events planned and an agenda for the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast.

Dates: 1971 November 16, undated

Page 34, 1971 November 21

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a newspaper article discussing new representation on the Wilmington-New Hanover Human Relations Commission.

Dates: 1971 November 21

Page 35, 1971 November 24, undated

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains B.D. Schwartz's pass to the United States Senate Chamber for the first session of the 92nd congress signed by U.S. Senator B. Everett Jordan. There is also a newspaper clipping from the Washington Post pertaining to a bill the U.S. Congress passed to extend funds to the Israel military. In addition, there is a letter from John Schwartz to his grandparents, B.D. and Sylvia, updating them on his life and wishing them a happy Hanukkah.

Dates: 1971 November 24, undated

Page 36, 1971 December

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a handwritten letter from John Schwartz to his grandparents, B.D. and Sylvia. The letter focuses on John's trip to Washington D.C.

Dates: 1971 December

Page 37, 1971 December 03

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter from U.S. Senator B. Everett Jordan to B.D. Schwartz thanking him for supporting his campaign and the Schwartz family's visit in Washington D.C.

Dates: 1971 December 03

Page 38, 1971 December 08-11

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings from The Hanover Sun (editorial) and Wilmington Journal (Uncle Tom Says column) detailing the reorganization of the Wilmington-New Hanover Human Relations Commission and a subsequent meeting between leaders of various local groups including the United Klans of America, First African Congregation of the Church of the Black Messiah, the Rights of White People, the NAACP, and the Philip Randolph Institute.

Dates: 1971 December 08-11

Page 39, 1971 November 27 - 1971 December 07, undated

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a newspaper clipping from the Wilmington Journal recognizing B.D. Schwartz's work to reorganize the Wilmington-New Hanover Human Relations Commission. In addition, there is a newspaper picture of the leaders of the Wilmington's Women-In-Action organization and a letter fragment from Davis S. Vaughn to B.D. Schwartz thanking him for donating $100 to the Head Start organization.

Dates: 1971 November 27 - 1971 December 07, undated

Page 40, 1971 September 16

 Item — Box: 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a seating chart for the U.S. Senate Chamber during 1971. Senators Humphrey, Ribicoff, Jackson, Fulbright, Manfield, Ellender, Stennis, McGovern, Javits, and Goldwater's names are circled in pen.

Dates: 1971 September 16