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1898 Memorial Park
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March 27, 2018
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898, also known as the Wilmington massacre of 1898, occurred on November 10, 1898. The event marks an era of more severe racial segregation and effective disenfranchisement of African-Americans throughout the South, a shift already underway since passage by Mississippi of a new constitution in 1890 raising barriers to voter registration. Laura Edwards wrote "What happened in Wilmington became an affirmation of white supremacy not just in that one city, but in the South and in the nation as a whole," as it affirmed that invoking "whiteness" eclipsed the legal citizenship, individual rights and equal protection under the law of blacks.
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898, also known as the Wilmington massacre of 1898, occurred on November 10, 1898. The event marks an era of more severe racial segregation and effective disenfranchisement of African-Americans throughout the South, a shift already underway since passage by Mississipp…
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1018 N 3rd St
Wilmington, NC
Historic District