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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The community attended a book signing event on Saturday. The event was held at Front Street Market and Produce in Wilmington. Wilmington native, Dr. Steven Harrison, signed ...

In the late 1890s, Wilmington, North Carolina, a port city between the Atlantic’s barrier islands and the banks of the Cape Fear River, became an island of hope for a new America. Residents of the ...

Sonya Patrick led a conversation Wednesday on an issue once neglected for years. “I’d like to begin by saying that this was hidden in the history books for a long time,” Patrick said. The director of ...

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 ...

The little known story of the racially motivated massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina's largest city in 1898. American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the story of how ...

*The Wilmington Massacre was a bloody attack on the African-American community by a heavily armed white mob with the support of the North Carolina Democratic Party on November 10, 1898 in the port ...

SMITHFIELD – The Black History Committee of the Johnston County Heritage Commission, in partnership with PBS North Carolina and Working Films, invite community members to a free screening of American ...

Did you know Downtown Wilmington has a variety of stories of black history? Travel with the Wilmington Color Heritage Tour to ...

County officials said the property, an old quarry site, spans 380 acres in Leland, near the Northwest Water Treatment Plant. The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) is looking for ...