Wilmington Insurrection of 1898
November 10, 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina
Who Revolted?
2,000 armed white men influenced by supremacist politicians and businessmen. They were all white and were after the black people.
How did they organize?
They burned down the offices of an African Americans newspaper's. Then gunned down a lot of black people. They then took over the local government.
Wilmington Riot
This is the business that was owned by the african-american and was burned down during the Wilmington Insurrection.
Police
This is the police trying to stop the people who participated in the Wilmington Insurrection.
The Wilmington Riot
This is a photo of the rebels taking over the law house and trying to take the mayor's place.
They forced the town's mayor to resign along with the black aldermen. They took control of the local government.
1998 Centennial Commission of Wilmington insurrection of 1898 Top 21 Facts.mp4