A long-overdue commemoration was held this month in Wilmington, North Carolina, in memory of Joshua Halsey, who was killed by white supremacists during the November 10, 1898, Wilmington massacre. His unmarked grave got a headstone, and he was honored with a funeral, after he became one of the first identified victims in the massacre that killed at least 100 people, and possibly as many as 250. At the time of the massacre, Wilmington had a thriving Black community, and Black residents were also part of the city’s government.
— source democracynow.org | Nov 15, 2021