Remembering a White Supremacist Coup

Remembering a White Supremacist Coup

By The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

On the eve of a contentious election, Reveal looks back to the nearly forgotten election of 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina. A coup d’etat gave birth to much of the structural racism that still plagues our nation today. This suppressed history left a deep scar that the local community is still working to overcome. 

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