The Wilmington Coup and the Truth That Was Buried | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews In Wilmington, North Carolina, a haunting memorial of six bronze paddles stands as a silent witness to a 1898 coup that erased a thriving interracial democracy. Once a beacon of racial harmony and shared power in the New South, the city was violently seized by white supremacists backed by the old slave-owning class. A “white Declaration of Independence” ignited chaos: the burning of The Daily Record, mass killings, families torn apart, and the forced resignation of Black and white officials at gunpoint. No one was ever held accountable — the truth buried under false headlines calling it a “race riot.” Decades later, descendants and historians fight to reclaim this forgotten history, knowing true healing can only begin when the full, ugly truth is finally faced. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/703a9a1a5f6a5020