"Cause of Carolina Riots."
Dublin Core
Title
"Cause of Carolina Riots."
Subject
A description outside of North Carolina of the race riot in Wilmington.
Description
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 whites of Wilmington. Overall, the article justifies the riot that took place on November 10.
Creator
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Source
“CAUSE OF CAROLINA RIOTS.: Crime, Insult and Corruption in Office Were the Provocations of the Outbreak Yesterday.,” The Atlanta Constitution (1881-1945), November 11, 1898.
Publisher
The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
Date
11 November, 1898
Contributor
ProQuest
Rights
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Relation
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Format
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Language
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Type
Newspaper Article
Identifier
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Coverage
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- Date Added
- September 17, 2016
- Collection
- 1898 Wilmington Race Riot: From Massacre to Commemoration
- Tags
- coup, The Atlanta constitution, Wilmington Race riot
- Citation
- “"Cause of Carolina Riots.",” 1898 Wilmington Race Riot: From Massacre to Commemoration, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wrr.omeka.net/items/show/13.