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 ...

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) - Wilmington continues its remembrance of the events of 1898 with events throughout the month to commemorate the 127th anniversary of the darkest chapter in the city’s long ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington community gathered to remember the 1898 massacre and coup, marking nearly 130 years since the attack that historians call the only successful coup in American ...

*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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Wilmington's Kenan Memorial Fountain, dating to 1921, is undergoing repairs after being damaged in 2023. The fountain is named in memory of William R. Kenan Sr., a key figure in the violent 1898 ...