Descendant of Alex Manly talks about modern impact of 1898 MassacrePosted in Articles, Biography, History, Media Archive, United States, Videos on 2022-02-22 03:38Z by Steven |
Descendant of Alex Manly talks about modern impact of 1898 Massacre
WECT News 6
Wilmington, North Carolina
2021-11-10
Mara McJilton, Multimedia Journalist
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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) –Alex Manly was the owner of The Daily Record newspaper in 1898 when it was burned down by white supremacists.
Now, 123 years later, descendants of Manly are still trying to piece together what happened on November 10, 1898.
“The real, real granular details, the real truth of it — it’s been an ongoing experience and process,” said Alex Manly’s great-great-grandson Kieran Haile.
Haile has had a vague understanding of the 1898 Massacre since he was a teenager, but it wasn’t until about five years ago when he was nearing his 30′s that he really started to take a deep dive into history and learn more about this horrific day…
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