White supremacy sits on a foundation of patriarchy - Example: The Wilmington Massacre

In Glenda Gilmore's book Gender and Jim Crow, she reveals the connection between white supremacy and patriarchy by recounting the shocking story of the 1898 coup in Wilmington, North Carolina. White Democrats, unhappy with the progressive government elected in the city, staged a violent takeover, killing African Americans and driving out black leaders. This successful coup marked the end of reconstruction and ushered in a long period of one-party white supremacist rule. Gilmore explains that white Democrats justified their actions by spreading racist lies rooted in patriarchy, portraying black men as a threat to white women. This propaganda perpetuated the suppression of black people's rights and led to a new wave of lynchings.