Wilmington insurrection of 1898
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The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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massacre → political violence event → race riot → white supremacist terrorist attack → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wilmington coup of 1898
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Wilmington massacre of 1898 → Wilmington race riot of 1898 → |
| commemoratedBy |
1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission
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North Carolina 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Report → memorials and historical markers in Wilmington → |
| country |
United States
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| endDate |
1898-11-10
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| followedBy |
North Carolina disfranchisement amendment of 1900
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| hasCause |
Democratic Party white supremacist campaign of 1898 in North Carolina
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disinformation and racist propaganda in local newspapers → opposition to biracial Fusionist government → post-Reconstruction racial backlash → white supremacy → |
| hasEffect |
decades-long suppression of Black political rights in North Carolina
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entrenchment of one-party Democratic rule in North Carolina → |
| historicalPeriod |
Jim Crow era
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Post-Reconstruction United States → |
| locatedIn |
American South
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New Hanover County, North Carolina → North Carolina → Wilmington, North Carolina → |
| mediaCoverage |
The News & Observer (Raleigh) white supremacist campaign
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| notableFor |
only successful coup d'état in United States history
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| numberOfDeaths |
at least 60
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possibly over 100 → |
| participant |
Alfred Moore Waddell
NERFINISHED
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Furnifold Simmons → Josephus Daniels → Naval Reserves of North Carolina → Red Shirts → Wilmington Light Infantry → |
| partOf |
history of African Americans in North Carolina
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history of racial violence in the United States → |
| perpetrator |
Red Shirts (white supremacist paramilitary group)
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Wilmington white business and political elite → local white Democrats → white supremacist mob → |
| result |
consolidation of Jim Crow rule in North Carolina
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destruction of Black political power in Wilmington → disenfranchisement of Black voters in North Carolina → economic losses for Black community → installation of white Democratic city government → long-term Black out-migration from Wilmington → overthrow of elected biracial Fusionist city government → terrorization of Black population → |
| significantEvent |
armed white mob patrolling Black neighborhoods
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burning of The Daily Record office → forced exile of Black leaders from Wilmington → forced resignation of Wilmington mayor and aldermen → |
| startDate |
1898-11-10
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| target |
Black economic independence
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Black political participation → Black press → Fusionist Republican–Populist coalition → |
| victim |
African American residents of Wilmington
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Black elected officials in Wilmington → Black-owned businesses in Wilmington → The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper) → biracial Fusionist city government → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Wilmington insurrection of 1898
("Wilmington massacre of 1898")
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Wilmington insurrection of 1898 ("Wilmington race riot of 1898") → Wilmington insurrection of 1898 ("Wilmington coup of 1898") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments)
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significantEvent |