"Richmond County. White Men Show Determination to Rid Themselves of Negro Rule."
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Title
"Richmond County. White Men Show Determination to Rid Themselves of Negro Rule."
Subject
A Red Shirt rally to intimidate black voters in Richmond county, North Carolina.
Description
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 from the polling places just days before the election.
Creator
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Source
“‘Richmond County. White Men Show Determination to Rid Themselves of Negro Rule.’ · UNC Libraries,” November 2, 1898, http://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/1898/item/2161.
Publisher
The Morning Star (Wilmington, NC)
Date
2 November, 1898
Contributor
North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rights
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Relation
1898 Election, 1898 Wilmington Race Riot
Format
JPEG
Language
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Type
Newspaper
Identifier
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Coverage
1898 Wilmington Race Riot, Election of 1898
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