Wilmington massacre

Culture

Echoes of a Coup

In November, 1898, an armed white supremacist mob – supported by most white elites in North Carolina – murdered untold Black Wilmington residents and…
Politics & Government

America's only successful coup d’état took place in Wilmington, 1898. 'Scene on Radio' tells the story

David Ford

The Wilmington massacre and coup of 1898 destroyed a once thriving multiracial democracy, killed dozens if not hundreds of innocent Black people, and left in its wake a community forever scarred.