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On Nov. 10, 1898, an armed white mob met at the armory here, marched six blocks, and burned the office of the Daily Record, a black-owned newspaper. The violence left untold numbers of African Americans dead and led to the overthrow of the city government and the installation of the coup leader as mayor. It was part of a statewide political campaign based on calls for white supremacy and the exploitation of racial prejudice.
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Wilmington, North Carolina · United States
