Armed white mob met at armory here, Nov. 10, 1898. Marched six blocks and burned office of Daily Record, black-owned newspaper. Violence left untold numbers of African Americans dead. Led to overthrow of city government & installation of coup leader as mayor. Was part of a statewide political campaign based on calls for white supremacy and the exploitation of racial prejudice.
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Edited black-owned Daily Record four blocks east. Mob burned his office, Nov. 10, 1898, leading to "race riot" & restrictions on black voting in N.C.
Columnist and author. His 1957 novel The Old Man and the Boy based on childhood visits with grandparents 1 block W.
Established Sept. 23, 1867. Oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication in North Carolina. First office was 18 blocks N.W.
Editor and humorist, creator of "Simon Suggs" and other characters of the Southern frontier. Born in this city, 1815.
Est. 1749 by James Davis who published the first book & newspaper in colony. Shop was nearby.
Agricultural reformer, a founder of the State Fair, published and edited the "Farmer's Journal," 1852-53, in Bath. This was his home.
Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21; Ambassador to Mexico; editor; author. Birthplace stood here.
Folklorist and publisher. Left newspapering 1962 to chronicle folkways & peoples of northeastern N.C. Office stood here.