The Wilmington Ten: Violence, Injustice, and the Rise of Black Politics in the 1970s

by Kenneth Robert Janken

Book Overview

In February 1971, racial tension surrounding school desegregation in Wilmington, North Carolina, culminated in four days of violence and skirmishes between white vigilantes and black residents. The turmoil resulted in two deaths, six injuries, more than $500,000 in damage, and the firebombing of a white-owned store, before the National Guard restored uneasy peace. Despite glaring irregularities in the subsequent trial, ten young persons were convicted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469624834
• ISBN13: 9781469624839
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"