Which event occurred due to the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898? Democratic politicians in state government had to step down. Th
e results in the subsequent election were too close to call. A white mob burned down a Black-owned newspaper office. Thirty new amendments were added to the state constitution.
The events of November 10, 1898, in Wilmington were a turning point in North Carolina history. By force, a white mob seized the reins of government in the port city and, in so doing, destroyed the local black-owned newspaper office and terrorized the African American community.
