Source: North Carolina Collection NoCar F265.N4 P74 1977 Staff Person: Susan Holland Description: In October 1972, Ben Chavis along with nine other defendants were sentenced in the February 1971 firebombing of Mike’s Grocery in Wilmington, NC. The arson stemmed from long-standing frustration among African Americans due to the slow movement of school desegregation and [...]
Source: North Carolina Collection (Uncataloged Rare Materials) Staff Person: Fred W. Harrison Description: War officially reached the port town of Washington in March 1862, with the arrival of Federal troops escorted by the gunboat Picket. According to one account, “two companies and a band marched from the wharf to the courthouse playing national aires.” As evidenced by [...]
Source: Catalogue of the Library of John H. Wheeler (Joyner NC Rare Z997.W54 C27 1882) Staff Person: Maury York Description: John Hill Wheeler (1806-1882), a native of Murfreesboro, N.C., was a noted lawyer, diplomat, and historian. He is perhaps best known for his book Historical Sketches of North Carolina, from 1584 to 1851. Wheeler amassed [...]