The primary sources used in this guide are a few of the many archival materials housed in the Rubenstein Library. The materials below help recount the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. The guide also incorporates a secondary source to help students understand the political atmosphere in North Carolina that led up to the event. The primary sources are from John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture collections.
Cronley Family Papers, 1806-1944 --Account of the race riot in Wilmington, 1898
Context/Summary: Personal Account of the event in Wilmington in November of 1898, believed to be written by Margaret Cronly.
Citation: Cronly Family Papers, 1806-1944, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Cronley Family Papers, 1806-1944 --Account of the race riot in Wilmington, 1898
Context/Summary: Personal Account of the event in Wilmington in November of 1898, believed to be written by Margaret Cronly.
Citation: Cronly Family Papers, 1806-1944, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Cronley Family Papers, 1806-1944 --Account of the race riot in Wilmington, 1898
Context/Summary: Personal Account of the event in Wilmington in November of 1898, believed to be written by Margaret Cronly.
Citation: Cronly Family Papers, 1806-1944, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Cronley Family Papers, 1806-1944 --Account of the race riot in Wilmington, 1898
Context/Summary: Personal Account of the event in Wilmington in November of 1898, believed to be written by Margaret Cronly.
Citation: Cronly Family Papers, 1806-1944, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Cronley Family Papers, 1806-1944 --Account of the race riot in Wilmington, 1898
Context/Summary: Personal Account of the event in Wilmington in November of 1898, believed to be written by Margaret Cronly.
Citation: Cronly Family Papers, 1806-1944, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Cronley Family Papers, 1806-1944 --Account of the race riot in Wilmington, 1898
Context/Summary: Personal Account of the event in Wilmington in November of 1898, believed to be written by Margaret Cronly.
Citation: Cronly Family Papers, 1806-1944, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Thomas W. Clawson Papers, 1942-1944
Context/Summary: Colonel Thomas Clawson's first-hand account of the November 10, 1898 event. This source includes a copy of the article written three months before the regarding Manly's article and "Recollections and Memories" written by Clawson circa 1942.
Citation: Thomas Clawson, David M. Rubenstein Rare Books & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: Press report on the event from the following day from the news and observer
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: A follow-up report on a similar race riot a little less than a month before the event in Wilmington.
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: A follow-up report on a similar race riot a little less than a month before the event in Wilmington.
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
John Hope Franklin papers, 1891-2010, bulk 1950-2010 --Wilmington Race Riot
Context/Summary: A follow-up report on a similar race riot a little less than a month before the event in Wilmington.
Citation: Wilmington Race Riot, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University