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22578
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In February 1971, Wilmington, North Carolina endured racially-charged violence that led to the trial of nine black males and one white female for crimes of arson and shooting. The 'Wilmington Ten' were sentenced to a combined 282 years in prison. Forty years later, North Carolina governor Beverly Perdue pardoned the group due to outrageous conduct and misappropriation of justice from the state in the 1970s.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 92 Issue 1, January 2015,
p1-48, por
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15856
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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.
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29317
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Joe Wright was part of the Wilmington Ten, a group of activists convicted of criminal charges stemming from racially charged demonstrations February 5-6, 1971 in Wilmington, North Carolina. With the case legally behind him, Wright reflected on the past nine years during a recent interview at his lawyer’s office in Washington D.C.
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5857
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During the winter and spring of 1971, Wilmington dealt with a racially tense situation. One Afro-American and one white person were killed; firemen were shot at when responding to fires. Sikes describes how Wilmington handled the situation.
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35524
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Turmoil had been generated by racial tensions. The transient calm’s causes: moderation, facilitated by constructive progressiveness; restraint, created by the number of whites and blacks who wanted peace; reason, manifested in the recent election of a black man to the City Council.
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