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Staff of the Daily Record

Alex L. Manly Papers via East Carolina University Digital Collections

Staff members of the Wilmington Daily Record, an African American newspaper in Wilmington, N.C., during the late 19th century, standing in front of the building that housed their office. — Alex Manly and other staff of the Daily Record, circa 1890–1898.

Source: Alex L. Manly Papers, East Carolina University Digital Collections.

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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.