Primary Source

Don’t Be Tempted by the Devil

The News and Observer via DigitalNC

A cartoon illustration of a white man placing a ballot in a ballot box. The man's vote reads — Racist editorial cartoon commissioned for the News and Observer, October 26, 1898.

Source: Norman Ethre Jennett, the News and Observer.

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Lesson Plan

Stolen Power: The Wilmington Massacre and Coup d’état of 1898

This lesson explores the Wilmington Massacre and Coup d’état of 1898 by examining the events and political environment leading up to and the people and groups involved in the massacre and coup.