The Darkest Day in American History You Don't Know About

In 1898, a violent mob of white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina overthrew the local government and massacred hundreds of black Americans. It was the only successful coup that happened on American soil. This story has been under-told and under-reported. Until now. Learn about the history of Wilmington, NC, and how it grew from a poor port city to a bustling bastion of progress before being destroyed. In this short documentary, writer Luke Sutton navigates the waters of one of the darkest days in American history. A day you probably don’t know about. Unearth the truth behind a buried scar. If you want to learn more: "Ghosts of 1898" by Timothy Tyson: media2.newsobserver.com/content/media/2010/5/3/ghostsof1898.pdf Equal Justice Initiative: eji.org/news/wilmington-massacre-of-1898 PBS Documentary: pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/american-coup-wilmington-1898 "Wilmington's Lie" by David Zucchino: pulitzer.org/winners/david-zucchino-0 SOURCES nps.gov/people/david-walker.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_massacre#Coup_leaders carolana.com/NC/Civil_War/1865_02_22_wilmington_occupied.html bellamymansion.org/uploads/2/3/2/1/23216980/1898_panels.pdf media2.newsobserver.com/content/media/2010/5/3/ghostsof1898.pdf neh.gov/article/wilmington-1898-unsupressed-history-massacre wilmingtonhistory.com/african-american-history pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/american-coup-wilmington-1898-black-elite ncpedia.org/cape-fear-indians skarurewoccon.com wilmingtonandbeaches.com/about/area-information/historical-overview eji.org/news/wilmington-massacre-of-1898 pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/american-coup-wilmington-1898 pulitzer.org/winners/david-zucchino-0 namingtoknowing.org/slavery-in-north-carolina nhcgov.com/606/A-Story-of-Slavery-and-a-Failed-Flight-T wilmingtonnc.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/government/documents/2018-african-american-heritage-brochure.pdf neh.gov/article/wilmington-1898-unsupressed-history-massacre historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/fort-fisher battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fort-fisher carolana.com/NC/Civil_War/1865_02_22_wilmington_occupied.html MUSIC: The Way Out (Longing) by Hayden Folker |   / hayden-folker   Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Only Memories Remain by Hayden Folker |   / hayden-folker   Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Uncertainty by Arthur Vyncke |   / arthurvost   Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Midvinter by Scott Buckley |   / scottbuckley   Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... At The Kitchen Table by Savfk |    / savfkmusic   Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... I Walk With Ghosts by Scott Buckley |   / scottbuckley   Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Falling Together by Scott Buckley |   / scottbuckley   Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... The Way Out (Despair) by Hayden Folker |   / hayden-folker   Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Little Symphony #1 "Le Morte D’Arthur" 2nd Mov by Justin Allan Arnold | https://www.ifnessfreemusic.com Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Ambient Piano Trap | SILENCE by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Earth Song- Frank Ticheli Festival Sanctus- John Leavitt NO AI WAS USED. #history #wilmington #nc #wilmingtonmassacre #wilmingtoncoup #blackhistory #truecrime #documentary #videoessay