02419cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000250011324500840013826400510022230000470027333600260032033700260034633800360037250000310040850801140043952013380055353400450189165300650193665300440200185600430204599900170208828180UtSlPG20260610133637.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aThorne, Jack,d1863-10aHanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly :bA Story of the Wilmington Massacre. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-02-24  aE-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Carla Foust, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly" by Jack Thorne is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the Wilmington Massacre of 1898, depicting the severe racial tensions and violent upheaval faced by both Black and some white citizens in Wilmington, North Carolina, as politically motivated violence escalates. The narrative highlights key figures such as the editor of a Black newspaper who stands up against oppression, as well as the white leaders who incite the violence.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the chaos in Wilmington following the violent events surrounding the election. The narrative opens with a report of organized mobs targeting Black citizens, and we learn about the corrupt political climate, characterized by intimidation and intimidation tactics as white supremacist groups aim to rest control of the city. The first chapter introduces an editor who refuses to retract his truthful stance about the insecurity faced by the Black community, setting up the themes of resistance, betrayal, and the quest for justice that will be explored throughout the book. Characters like the Colonel, who seeks to reestablish white domination, complicate the moral landscape as tensions simmer toward a catastrophic climax. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAfrican Americans -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- Fiction  aWilmington (N.C.) -- History -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28180  c69089d69089