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Author Shares Insights from New Book on 1898 Wilmington Race Riot

RALEIGH – LeRae S. Umfleet will discuss the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot and sign copies of her new book, “A Day of Blood: The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot,” on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. She will be introduced by Dr. Jeffrey Crow, deputy secretary of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources at Quail Ridge [...]

New Book Chronicles 1898 Wilmington Race Riot

RALEIGH – The book recounting the only known coup d’état in American history is now available.
“A Day of Blood: The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot,” by LeRae Umfleet, is published by the Historical Publications Section of the N.C. Office of Archives and History and the African American Heritage Commission, and is available through Historical Publications.
“On Nov. [...]