WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A free public screening of the documentary American Coup: Wilmington 1898 and a panel discussion exploring how the events of 1898 are taught and remembered will be held next week at Thalian Hall.
The event is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Main Theater at Thalian Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
The program begins with a screening of American Coup: Wilmington 1898, a documentary examining the violent overthrow of Wilmington’s elected government in 1898, the destruction of the city’s thriving Black community and the lasting impact of the events, widely recognized as the only successful coup d’état in U.S. history…