Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy — Anatomy of a Coup
In 1898, a thriving Black community and a multiracial political coalition challenged the established power structure of Wilmington, North Carolina. Within months, organized white supremacists had destroyed the city's elected government through violence and intimidation.
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Drawing on David Zucchino's Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy, this Deep Dive investigates the political machinery behind one of the most consequential attacks on multiracial democracy in American…
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