The documents listed here are from various departments within the North Carolina state government, highlighting different aspects of civil rights issues and the history of African Americans in our home state of North Carolina.
A Day of Blood: the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot
A Day of Blood: the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot by LeRae Sikes Umfleet
Call Number: F3 102:W 75 2009
ISBN: 9780865263444
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
In this thoroughly researched, definitive study, LeRae Umfleet examines the actions that precipitated the riot; the details of what happened in Wilmington on November 10, 1898; and the long-term impact of that day in both North Carolina and across the nation.