They engendered mob violence in the city, which has become known as the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898; it was a violent "coup d'etat" against the mayor and city council, the only overthrow of an elected government that has taken place in the United States.
They engendered mob violence in the city beginning on November 10, actions which have become known as the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898. They conducted a violent "coup d'etat" against the mayor and city council, the only overthrow of an elected government that has taken place in the United States.