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S6 E4: The Forgetting

January 31, 2024·49 min·4 clips

White men in Wilmington burned a black newspaper, killed dozens, and overthrew the government to stop multiracial democracy.

This episode investigates the 1898 Wilmington massacre and coup, where white supremacists overthrew the local government, killed black residents, and erased the event from history. It explores how propaganda, media complicity, and systemic efforts like voter disenfranchisement sustained white supremacy, drawing parallels to modern political strategies and the ongoing struggle for racial justice.

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