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This newspaper article discusses "Mrs. Felton's Speech"that was included in Alexander Manly's editorial, The Wilmington Daily Record, and deems it "A Horrid Slander." The paper also includes the actual speech from Mrs. Felton that was included in…

Governor Russell refers to the Constitution multiple times throughout the proclamation. He says that the Constitution grants each and every person the right to peacefully assemble and also that each citizen has a right to their civil liberties which…

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 helped to push the racist rhetoric of the Democratic party in the 1898 election. Portrayed in this visual is the ideal that the "negroe" dominates the white community. This is their call to put an end to the supposed negroe…

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…

This article is a description of a Democratic party rally in Richmond County. It begins by mentioning that Charles Aycock and Locke Craig were both wonderful speakers and spoke on behalf of the party's agenda for the 1898 election. The rally was…

This political cartoon showcased just days before the election of 1898. The Democratic newspaper published this to remind voters of what was a stake during this election: to end the supposed negro domination in North Carolina. The white woman in the…

The cartoon suggests that the Republican party is rallying Populist voters to support their cause. The cartoon depicts the farmer rejecting the Republican uniform in the name of honor, not giving into the inferior Republican agenda. This was…

The Red Shirt rallies were basically the beginnings of what would eventually be the KKK in the south. This rally in Richmond county was a large group of white men that marched through the black community terrorizing them in order to keep them away…

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…