Delmarva Today 7-22-22
Harold Wilson’s guest is author Joseph Koper. They’re discussing his book The Isaiah Fountain Case; a factual account of the arrest, trial, and execution of Isaiah Fountain, an African American man in 1919 who was accused of raping a White girl in Talbot County. In the introduction to the book, Koper quotes the Eastern Star Democrat saying at the time “The Fountain case is one of the most noted in the State’s annals.” Joseph Koper retired to Talbot County, Maryland following service in the U.S. Army and a career spent largely in human resource management. The Isaiah Fountain Case is a deeply researched expression of journalistic writing set in a strong analytical framework. He not only gives us the reported events surrounding this case but the why of their often misleading and dubious reporting.
The book will be out in September.