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Final Report Released by 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commission

Record #:
15856
Abstract:
A commission assembled to research the events surrounding the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot finished a five-hundred-page report. The report details motives for inciting the riots and disastrous effects for Wilmington's African American population during and after the riots. Additionally, the committee recommended financial restitution for victims of the race riot and further education of the events through local and regional museum exhibits.
Source:
Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 54 Issue 3, July 2006, p73-75, il