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100 1 _aThorne, Jack,
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245 1 0 _aHanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly :
_bA Story of the Wilmington Massacre.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-02-24
508 _aE-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Carla Foust, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAfrican Americans -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- Fiction
653 _aWilmington (N.C.) -- History -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28180
999 _c69089
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