A series of events will kick off beginning Thursday to commemorate and honor the victims of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre and Coup D’etat.
The annual remembrance will feature a host of programs, beginning with a soil jar display program event at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Sherman Hayes Gallery at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Programs will continue through the weekend, including an 1898 wreath-laying ceremony at 9 a.m. at 1898 Memorial Park, 1018 N. Third St…