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The events in Wilmington were not just a single day of violence, but part of a four-pronged plan:1. Steal the election: Under the banner of white supremacy, the Democratic Party used threats, intimidation, anti-black propaganda and stuffed ballot boxes to win the statewide elections on Nov. 8, 1898.2. Riot. On Nov. 10, armed whites attacked blacks and their property.3. Stage a coup. As the riot unfolded, white leaders forced the mayor, police chief and other local leaders to resign from their offices, placing themselves in charge.4. Banish the opposition. After seizing power, whites removed opposition by banishing their most able and determined opponents, black and white.
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