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Article: N.C. DEMOCRATIC PARTY: STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES RESOLUTION APOLOGIZING FOR ROLE IN 1898 WILMINGTON RACE RIOTS
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- January 21, 2007
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The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news release:
Today, the North Carolina Democratic Party State Executive Committee unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging the Democratic Party of 1898's role in the bloody massacre in Wilmington in which dozens of African Americans were killed. The resolution apologized to those affected by the riots and their repercussions and renounces these actions. The Committee, comprised of more than 700 Democratic Party leaders and activists from all 100 counties, is the governing body of the Party.
"Sometimes, moving forward requires a sober look at the past. I am pleased that the State Executive Committee considered and unanimously ...