"What Will You Be?"
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Title
"What Will You Be?"
Subject
White men of North Carolina to decide where they stand concerning politics and race in their state.
Description
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 article explicitly recommends that black voters go to the polls armed.
Creator
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Source
“What Will You Be? | Wilmington 1898,” accessed September 23, 2016, http://sb.dhpress.org/wilmingtonraceriot/?attachment_id=2411.
Publisher
Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, NC)
Date
8 November, 1898
Contributor
Digital Humanities Press
Rights
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Relation
1898 Wilmington Race Riot, 1898 Election
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 22, 2016
- Collection
- 1898 Wilmington Race Riot: From Massacre to Commemoration
- Tags
- 1898 Election, 1898 Wilmington Race Riot, race
- Citation
- “"What Will You Be?",” 1898 Wilmington Race Riot: From Massacre to Commemoration, accessed May 2, 2024, https://wrr.omeka.net/items/show/17.