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This post is making the rounds on social media platforms, it's not true.

There is no record of a violent uprising in 1877 called, "The Vinegar Hill Riot" in Wilmington, North Carolina, because this is false NC history.

This post most likely has been created by AI, a bot by someone who wants to get clicks and shares. Which by our search they are getting a lot .

The only riot in Wilmington, North Carolina happened November 10, 1898, and it is referred to as, "a massacre, rebellion, revolt, race war, and coup d’etat. "

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You can read about the 1898 Wilmington Coup d'etat here:

https://www.irememberourhistory.org/after-emancipation/the-wilmington-massacre

https://www.irememberourhistory.org/after-emancipation/alexander-lightfoot-manly

https://www.irememberourhistory.org/after-emancipation/the-wilmington-massacre

https://www.irememberourhistory.org/after-emancipation/the-wilmington-race-riot