Wilmington Insurrection of 1898
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 108 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5113-0822-7
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Wilmington Insurrection of 1898, also known as the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 or the Wilmington Race Riot of 1898, occurred in Wilmington, North Carolina on November 10, 1898 and following days; it is considered a turning point in North Carolina politics following Reconstruction. Originally labeled a race riot, it is now also termed a coup d'etat, as insurrectionists displaced the elected local government. This event is the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in US history. (During the fall of 1874, however, after a contested gubernatorial election, thousands of insurrectionist militia of the Democrat John McEnery fought the Battle of Liberty Place, displaced the elected state government based in New Orleans, and occupied government buildings for a few days before retreating before federal forces.) Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном доступе в среде Интернет в целом, и в...
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