Wilmington insurrection of 1898

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wilmington_insurrection_of_1898

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event gptkb:murder revolutionary
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Wilmington_coup gptkb:Wilmington_massacre
gptkbp:cause	white supremacist backlash against Black political power Democratic Party campaign to regain control
gptkbp:commemorates	gptkb:1898_Memorial_Park
gptkbp:date	November 10, 1898
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws_in_North_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Wilmington insurrection of 1898
gptkbp:impact	disenfranchisement of Black voters in North Carolina long-term decline of Black population in Wilmington
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:media_involvement	gptkb:The_News_and_Observer gptkb:The_Daily_Record
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Alfred_Moore_Waddell gptkb:Charles_Aycock gptkb:Furnifold_Simmons gptkb:Josephus_Daniels
gptkbp:perpetrator	white supremacists
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Fusionist_government_in_Wilmington
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:North_Carolina_Election_of_1898 Red Shirts (paramilitary group) activities
gptkbp:result	destruction of Black-owned businesses establishment of white supremacist government expulsion of Black residents mass killing of African Americans overthrow of elected local government
gptkbp:significance	only successful coup d'état on U.S. soil
gptkbp:subject	documentaries numerous historical studies public apologies by city and state officials
gptkbp:target	African American community
gptkbp:victim	estimated 60 to 300 African Americans
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Redemption_(Southern_U.S._history)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5