"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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Files

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Date Added
September 22, 2016
Collection
1898 Wilmington Race Riot: From Massacre to Commemoration
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Citation
“"What Will You Be?",” 1898 Wilmington Race Riot: From Massacre to Commemoration, accessed May 2, 2024, https://wrr.omeka.net/items/show/17.