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The Coup on Cape Fear - Part One: The Dark Scheme

Historical Blindness

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The Insurrection in Wilmington, North Carolina, During the Civil War

North carolina was a contested state, split between the pro slavery democratic party and the anti slavery republican party. The state was among the very last to secede and join the confederacy. There had always been a relatively large population of free black people living in north carolina,. And from the nation's independence until 18 35, the state actually permitted free black men to vote.

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