Lisen to this story about the 1898 Race Riot in Wilmington, NC.
So it's one thing that this is the only overthrow of an elected government in US history. It's another thing that White people did it at a time and place when Blacks were prosperous and influential. What do you make of one of the words used to describe the actions of the riot instigators -- "terrorist"? Fair/unfair? Weird? Appropriate?
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I think "terrorist" is an accurate description. Considering that the riots seemed to have been condoned by the state government in that era, perhaps the description "state-sponsored terrorism" is more precise. (I'm making this assumption from what I read in this N&O article.)
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