In 1898, Wilmington, North Carolina experienced a violent coup in which a legitimately elected local government was overthrown by armed white supremacists. The attack targeted a thriving Black community, resulting in deaths, the destruction of Black-owned businesses, and the forced removal of many Black leaders. Historians widely recognize it as the only successful coup d'état in U.S. history. This video explores the events of the 1898 Wilmington Coup and Massacre, the factors that led to it, an