A Day of Blood; The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot by Umfleet, LeRae S - 2009

Raleigh NC: North Carolina Office of Archives and History, 2009. Paperback. xx, 288p., high-gloss alkaline paperstock throughout illustrated with period photos, facsimiles, plat maps and vicious political cartoons; large-format softbound (11x8.5 inches) with double-column text, substantial appendices with lots of notes, a bibliography, an annotated name index of white and black predators and victims. Text suggests that Wilmington '98 is the sole instance of a successful coup in the US, having been planned, promoted and executed by Wilmington's white businessmen. A fine copy: completely sound, clean and unmarked.