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American Coup: Wilmington 1898 (2024)

Trailer | AMERICAN COUP: WILMINGTON 1898 | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

The little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the only coup d’état in the history of the US. Stoking fears of 'Negro Rule', self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power...