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They stole a city Wilmington's white supremacist coup and the families who live with its legacy

"In this ambitious and groundbreaking history, Lauren Collins weaves together stories of four Wilmington, NC, 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 democracy"-- Provide...

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Main Author: Collins, Lauren (Journalist) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2026.
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Wilmington Massacre, Wilmington, N.C., 1898.
African Americans > Civil rights > North Carolina > Wilmington > History > 19th century.
Coups d'état > North Carolina > Wilmington > History > 19th century.
White supremacy movements > North Carolina > Wilmington > History > 19th century.
Collective memory > United States.
Wilmington (N.C.) > Race relations.
Wilmington (N.C.) > Biography.
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Summary:"In this ambitious and groundbreaking history, Lauren Collins weaves together stories of four Wilmington, NC, 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 democracy"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xxxi, 494 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781984878816
1984878816
Author Notes:Lauren Collins was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1980. She is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language , which The New York Times named one of its 100 Notable Books of 2016. She lives in Paris with her family.

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