Synopsis

Wilmington 1898 recounts a little-known chapter in American history: a brutal race massacre and a meticulously planned insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city—the only successful coup d'état in the nation's past. Exploiting anxieties about "Negro Rule," white supremacists employed intimidation and violence to dismantle Black political and economic influence, ultimately overthrowing Wilmington’s democratically elected, multiracial government. The attack resulted in the murder of many Black