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In 1898, Wilmington, North Carolina, was home to a thriving Black middle class—business owners, politicians, and professionals shaping the city's future. But that success was seen as a threat. What followed was not just a massacre but the only successful coup d'état in U.S. history.
White supremacists overthrew the democratically elected government, burned a Black-owned newspaper to the ground, and forced Black leaders to flee at gunpoint. Dozens—possibly hundreds—of Black residents were killed, and an entire community was erased from history.
How did this happen? Why don’t more people know about it? And what are the lasting consequences of Wilmington 1898?
In this episode of Black Washed History, we uncover the truth about the massacre that changed everything—and the warning it holds for us today.
📢 Listen now and share this story. History forgotten is history repeated.
Watch Documentary: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/american-coup-wilmington-1898/#part01
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