Wilmington insurrection of 1898
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The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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Target entity: Wilmington insurrection of 1898 Context triple: [Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments), significantEvent, Wilmington insurrection of 1898]
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Colfax massacre
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Morant Bay Rebellion
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Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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Burning of Washington
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wilmington insurrection of 1898 Target entity description: The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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A.
Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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B.
Morant Bay Rebellion
The Morant Bay Rebellion was an 1865 uprising by Black Jamaicans protesting poverty, injustice, and colonial oppression, which was brutally suppressed and led to major changes in British colonial governance.
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C.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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D.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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E.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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massacre ⓘ political violence event ⓘ race riot ⓘ white supremacist terrorist attack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
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surface form:
Wilmington coup of 1898
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 ⓘ
surface form:
Wilmington massacre of 1898
Wilmington insurrection of 1898 ⓘ
surface form:
Wilmington race riot of 1898
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| commemoratedBy |
1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission
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North Carolina 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Report ⓘ memorials and historical markers in Wilmington ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1898-11-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | North Carolina disfranchisement amendment of 1900 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Democratic Party white supremacist campaign of 1898 in North Carolina
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disinformation and racist propaganda in local newspapers ⓘ opposition to biracial Fusionist government ⓘ post-Reconstruction racial backlash ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
decades-long suppression of Black political rights in North Carolina
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entrenchment of one-party Democratic rule in North Carolina ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era
Reconstruction era ⓘ
surface form:
Post-Reconstruction United States
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| locatedIn |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
New Hanover County, North Carolina ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Wilmington ⓘ
surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
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| mediaCoverage | The News & Observer (Raleigh) white supremacist campaign ⓘ |
| notableFor | only successful coup d'état in United States history ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
at least 60
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possibly over 100 ⓘ |
| participant |
Alfred Moore Waddell
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Furnifold Simmons ⓘ Josephus Daniels ⓘ Naval Reserves of North Carolina ⓘ Red Shirts ⓘ Wilmington Light Infantry ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of African Americans in North Carolina
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history of racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Red Shirts
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surface form:
Red Shirts (white supremacist paramilitary group)
Wilmington white business and political elite ⓘ local white Democrats ⓘ white supremacist mob ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of Jim Crow rule in North Carolina
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destruction of Black political power in Wilmington ⓘ disenfranchisement of Black voters in North Carolina ⓘ economic losses for Black community ⓘ installation of white Democratic city government ⓘ long-term Black out-migration from Wilmington ⓘ overthrow of elected biracial Fusionist city government ⓘ terrorization of Black population ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
armed white mob patrolling Black neighborhoods
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burning of The Daily Record office ⓘ forced exile of Black leaders from Wilmington ⓘ forced resignation of Wilmington mayor and aldermen ⓘ |
| startDate | 1898-11-10 ⓘ |
| target |
Black economic independence
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Black political participation ⓘ Black press ⓘ Fusionist Republican–Populist coalition ⓘ |
| victim |
African American residents of Wilmington
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Black elected officials in Wilmington ⓘ Black-owned businesses in Wilmington ⓘ The Daily Record (Black-owned newspaper) ⓘ biracial Fusionist city government ⓘ |
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Subject: Wilmington insurrection of 1898 Description of subject: The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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