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This report sets fourth all the research conducted by the Wilmington Race Riot Commission, as well as the 1898 Foundation. Each of the organizations work together to establish the Wilmington Race Riot Memorial. This report is essentially a mission…

The Wilmington Race Riot memorial took nearly 10 years to legally establish. It was officially created almost a century to the day of when the massacre occurred in Wilmington. The six oars are meant to represent change, as well as diversity. This…

This senate bill created in 1999 helped to establish the Wilmington Race Riot Commission that would eventually create the Wilmington Race Riot memorial in Wilmington, NC. The Commission sought out to commemorate the horrible events that happened on…

This article from the Wilmington Messenger stresses that the 1898 election is essentially about race and not politics. It explains for each party to vote in their own racial interests, most likely advocating votes for the Democratic party. The…

Mayor Waddell, after taking over the position of Mayor in Wilmington, assures the people of the town that order will be restored. He asks for law and order among black and white people alike. He says this is essential for establishing a permanent,…

This political cartoon that was featured in the "Supplement to The Progressive Farmer", takes a stab at the conservative views of the Democratic party at the time. Obviously this is an effort to lure voters away from the Democratic party, saying…

This article from the New York Herald recounts the Wilmington massacre and claims that 9 African-Americans were killed. It also discusses how Gov. Russell declared the city under martial law. A map is provided that shows precisely where the riot took…

This newspaper article from "The Atlanta Constitution" compares the Wilmington Race Riot to the riots that occurred in Louisiana just years before. The article discusses how the black community was constantly terrorizing women and stealing from the…

The mob of angry racially-charge Democrats took a moment to stop and take a photo of what they had done to Alexander Manly's "Daily Record" amidst all of the rioting. The mob terrorized the entire black community in effort to keep their promise of…

This article from the Winston-Salem Journal gives an account of the race riot that occurred in Wilmington, NC on November 10, 1898. The article discusses the burning-down of Alexander Manly's "Daily Record." It also mentions that the "negroes had…