Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Red Shirt Violence, Election Fraud, and the Demise of the Populist Party in North Carolina's Third Congressional District, 1900
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21697
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This article explores the Populist Party in North Carolina at the beginning of the 20th century, especially with regards to a contested election case in 1900 between Populist and Democratic candidates. The article also examines the African American struggle to vote when faced with violence from the Red Shirts, gangs of armed men who sought to suppress African American, Republican, and Populist voters.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 1, Jan 2008,
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