We have taken a city : a centennial essay / H. Leon Prather, Sr. -- Abraham H. Galloway : Wilmington's lost prophet and the rise of black radicalism in the American South / David S. Cecelski -- Murder ...

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 examines how a white mob overthrew the democratically elected interracial government of a North Carolina town. Credit: Courtesy Image / American Experience Just in time ...

An American Coup: Wilmington 1898 advertises itself as the story of “the only coup d’état in the history of the US.” Near the end of the 19th century, and 23 years before the more famous Tulsa Riots, ...

Wilmington recently marked the 127th anniversary of the 1898 coup and massacre. The event, considered the only successful coup on U.S. soil, involved armed Whites killing dozens of Black residents and ...

Book one. Days of hope -- Cake and wine -- Good will of the white people -- Lying out -- Marching to the happy land -- Ye men of unmixed blood -- The avenger cometh -- Destiny of the negro -- A yaller ...

The "Injustices" series, published by the USA TODAY Network in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative, seeks to confront the realities of racial injustice, reckon with their enduring effects, ...

A mob celebrates in front of the burned Love & Charity Hall which housed the black-owned and -edited newspaper, The Daily Record. Courtesy of New Hanover County Public Library. This is the story of ...

A state lawmaker wants to ensure North Carolina students learn about the Wilmington race riots of 1898, one of the most troubling chapters in state history. A state lawmaker wants to ensure North ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a story Nov. 8 about ...

This is the story of the only successful overthrow of a domestic government in American history. Once generally referred to as a “riot,” the events of 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina are now more ...