They Stole a City - Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the F...
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They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy
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English | July 14th, 2026 | ISBN: 1984878816 | 528 pages | True EPUB | 32.51 MB
In this ambitious and groundbreaking history, Lauren Collins weaves together stories of four Wilmington, North Carolina, families over 125 years to create a full accounting of the long-term effects of the 1898 white supremacist massacre and coup and its critical role in subverting American cracy
After the Civil War, Reconstruction ushered in an era of political equality and economic opportunity for Black people, and it lasted longer in Wilmington than almost anywhere else. In 1898, Wilmington was a bastion of Black success: Black cultural life flourished, while a thriving Black middle class brimmed with lawyers, educators, and elected officials. The city became a symbol of Black hope—only for all of it to come to a violent end on November 10, 1898.