African Americans have been violently expelled from at least 50 towns, cities, and counties in the United States.
The justifications for the expulsions varied but often involved a crime committed by White Americans, labor-related issues, or property takeovers.
A coup d'état and a massacre which was carried out by white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, on Thursday, November 10, 1898.
The white press in Wilmington originally described the event as a race riot caused by black people.
Since the late 20th century and further study, the event has been characterized as a violent overthrow of a duly elected government by a group of white supremacists.