The Wilmington massacre and coup of 1898 destroyed a once thriving multiracial democracy, killed dozens if not hundreds of innocent Black people, and left in its wake a community forever scarred.
A judge in Gaston County ruled last week that a controversial Confederate statue in front of the courthouse could stay put. it s a timely reminder that the battle over such symbols is far from over.
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Majority-Black Wilmington, N C , fell to White mob s coup 150 years ago washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On Oct. 24, 1898, Alfred Moore Waddell, a former Confederate lieutenant colonel and member of Congress, stood at Thalian Hall in Wilmington, N.C., and called for White mobs to "choke