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# American Coup: Wilmington 1898
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-experience/episode/american-coup-wilmington-1898-u9qwb9/
- Published: 2024-11-12T19:30:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-19T19:30:32.000Z
- Description: The little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’etat in Wilmington, NC.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Experience, Season 36, Episode 7, #ZZZ_Episode_1db3b6dd-a972-47b1-afcc-f2317dd92073, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_565410c5-fa6f-4aa6-b2bd-9f1fcdc0e587, #v1.16

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898\. Stoking fears of “Negro Rule,” self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial government.