New museum dedicated to exploring the history of the 1898 Wilmington massacre opens

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A new museum has opened in Wilmington dedicated to exploring the impacts of the 1898 Wilmington massacre and coup, focusing on its ramifications on civil rights and democracy. Leigh Carter, founder of the Wilmington 1898 Museum for Healing, Education, and Democracy, says the museum aims to…

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