American Coup: Wilmington 1898

November. 12,2024

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

History Documentary

Keywords：

19th Century Historical Documentary 1890s

Trailer Synopsis Cast

In November 1898, self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to overthrow the biracial Wilmington government, killing dozens of Blacks and forcing other to leave town under threat of death. Dozens if not hundreds of Black Wilmington residents left town and never came back.

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