These artifacts and documents exemplify Dr. Newton’s commitment to the collecting and sharing of Black history and his work with the community to preserve local Black history in particular. For example, Howard High School–now Howard High School of Technology–is a historic Black high school in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Newton worked with Howard alumni and Pauline A. Young (the school’s librarian) to document the school’s history. Dr. Newton participated in organizations that focused on Black life and history, and he worked to recover the history of numerous African Americans, whose stories he shared in the classroom, lectures, publications, and historic markers.
Lorraine Kidd. “ Alumni Spirit Keeps Ball Rolling toward Black History Museum”
The News-Journal papers, July 5, 1988
The History of Howard High School: 125 Years, September 20, 1869 to September 20, 1994, 1994
Howard High School Students, 1963. Black and white photograph
Certificate from the Wilmington, Delaware City Council to Dr. James E. Newton, July 7, 2005
Draft of ASALH Underground Railroad Plaque, February 1976
