The Wilmington Coup of 1898, Part 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 17 January 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In 1898, a mob of armed white men enacted a violent plan against Wilmington, North Carolina’s black community. It was the only known successful coup d’état in U.S. history; the white mob overthrew the duly elected government of Wilmington.

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0:30.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from HouseStopWorks.com.
0:36.3	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
0:44.5	I'm Tracy V. Wilson and I'm Holly Fry.
0:47.9	Today, we are returning to the story of the Wilmington Coo of 1898,
0:52.2	and part one of this episode, which aired on Monday,
0:56.4	had a lot of the social and political framework for this.
0:59.6	And while the basic chronology of the 1898 election in Wilmington
1:05.1	and what haven't afterwards, like that will make sense without part one,
1:08.1	there's a lot of context in part one,
1:10.2	and we're also going to be referring back to things that we talked about in part one.
1:13.7	So much better to listen to that one if you have not already.
1:19.7	In 1898, Wilmington, North Carolina,
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