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
The wound hasn t healed : Activists recount 1898 Wilmington coup that terrorized Black residents coast1009.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from coast1009.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.