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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instanceOf coup d'état
massacre
political violence event
race riot
white supremacist terrorist attack
alsoKnownAs Wilmington coup of 1898
Wilmington massacre of 1898
Wilmington race riot of 1898
commemoratedBy 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission
North Carolina 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Report
memorials and historical markers in Wilmington
country United States
endDate 1898-11-10
followedBy North Carolina disfranchisement amendment of 1900
hasCause Democratic Party white supremacist campaign of 1898 in North Carolina
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
entrenchment of one-party Democratic rule in North Carolina
historicalPeriod Jim Crow era
linked to: Jim Crow laws

Post-Reconstruction United States
linked to: Reconstruction era
locatedIn American South
New Hanover County, North Carolina
North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
linked to: Wilmington
mediaCoverage The News & Observer (Raleigh) white supremacist campaign
notableFor only successful coup d'état in United States history
numberOfDeaths at least 60
possibly over 100
participant Alfred Moore Waddell
Furnifold Simmons
Josephus Daniels
Naval Reserves of North Carolina
Red Shirts
Wilmington Light Infantry
partOf history of African Americans in North Carolina
history of racial violence in the United States
perpetrator Red Shirts (white supremacist paramilitary group)
linked to: Red Shirts

Wilmington white business and political elite
local white Democrats
white supremacist mob
result consolidation of Jim Crow rule in North Carolina
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
burning of The Daily Record office
forced exile of Black leaders from Wilmington
forced resignation of Wilmington mayor and aldermen
startDate 1898-11-10
target Black economic independence
Black political participation
Black press
Fusionist Republican–Populist coalition
victim African American residents of Wilmington
Black elected officials in Wilmington
Black-owned businesses in Wilmington
The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper)
biracial Fusionist city government

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Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments) significantEvent Wilmington insurrection of 1898
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 alsoKnownAs Wilmington massacre of 1898
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 alsoKnownAs Wilmington race riot of 1898
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 alsoKnownAs Wilmington coup of 1898
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Daily Record destroyedIn Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Daily Record associatedWithEvent Wilmington insurrection of 1898
Wilmington Light Infantry participatedIn Wilmington insurrection of 1898
Wilmington Light Infantry participatedIn Wilmington coup d’état of 1898
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
Wilmington Light Infantry participatedIn Wilmington racial massacre of 1898
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
Wilmington Light Infantry alignedWith North Carolina Democratic Party white supremacist campaign of 1898
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
Fusionist Republican–Populist coalition relatedEvent Wilmington insurrection of 1898
North Carolina disfranchisement amendment of 1900 precededBy Wilmington insurrection of 1898
1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission mainSubject 1898 Wilmington coup d’état
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission mainSubject 1898 Wilmington massacre
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
North Carolina 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Report subject 1898 Wilmington coup d’état
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898
North Carolina 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Report subject 1898 Wilmington race massacre
linked to: Wilmington insurrection of 1898