LibGuides: The Wilmington Coup D'état of 1898: Previously Held Events

Previously Held Events

These archived links include information about past 1898-focused events held locally in the Wilmington area. These events were put on by various organizations, such as UNC Wilmington, Thalian Hall, local Black community groups, and regional media such as WHQR and the Star News.

The Legacy of Historical Trauma and Racism in Wilmington: Promoting Resilience and Healing (UNCW)
Virtual Cultural Arts Performance and Panel Discussion, Wednesday November 11, 2020, 7-9 p.m.

Join us to better understand Wilmington’s unique history and the impact of historical and racial trauma existent today. Students, faculty, helping professionals, educators and community members are encouraged to attend. We cannot move forward until we are honest about where we have been.

Video performance: Experience The Invisibility Project’s powerful dance and spoken word performance that conveys the emotional narrative of Wilmington’s history in the wake of the 1898 coup d’état and massacre.
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Panel: Hear from the following local community leaders to help us connect the past to present, exploring contemporary issues relevant to service provision within the context of historical trauma and racism.

Cedric Harrison: founder & director, Support The Port, Inc.
Karen Isaacs, MD, MPH, FAAFP: faculty & physician, New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Kylah Laurent: Girl’s Circle facilitator; Community rights advocate
Brittany Patterson, LCSW: Mental health therapist; co-founder, The Invisibility Project
Khadijia Tribie, MD, FAAP: pediatrician, Med North Health Center
(Virtual) Prologue: "Wilmington's Lie" by David Zucchino, November 9th (WHQR)
On Monday, November 9th host Ben Steelman of The Star News will sit down (virtually) with author David Zucchino to discuss his book "Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy." Presented by WHQR.
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.: Special Tour: Thalian Hall 1865-1898
Tue., Nov. 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM ( Mon., Nov. 9, 2020 - Wed., Nov. 11, 2020 ) - Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmington, NC 28401-4020

Join Executive\Artistic Director and local historian Tony Rivenbark for an honest discussion of Thalian Hall’s role as it relates to race relations and social unrest in the years leading up to 1898. Thalian Hall and City Hall have always played a key role in the community of Wilmington as both the political and artistic hub of the city, and especially so in the late 19th century.
‘The Front Lines’ Sunday Film Screening (Black on Black Project)
Join the Black On Black Project at DREAMs of Wilmington for two special screenings of the new short film “The Front Lines,” which looks at some of the history of Wilmington, N.C. Through poetry and dance, the film begins to unpack the 1865 Battle of Forks Road, the 1898 Massacre and the 1971 Wilmington Ten case.

These intimate screenings on Sunday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 22 will take place inside the DREAMs Garage and feature a Q&As with the creators of the film and local historians. For both screenings, poet Johnny Lee Chapman, III and Executive Producer Michael S. Williams will engage the community in conversation about 1898 and the Wilmington Ten case. Tickets are $12.
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Sunday, November 8, 2:30 p.m.: Special guest – Lettie Shumate, historian, antiracism educator and podcast host. The discussion during this event will focus on the impact of voting rights for African-Americans as a result of the 1898 Massacre.
Sunday, November 22, 2:30 p.m.: Special guest – Jan Davidson, museum historian, Cape Fear Museum. This discussion will focus on the desegregation of schools.

The short film features an original poem from Chapman plus movement and choreography from Anthony Otto Nelson, Jr. The event will follow all state COVID-19 guidelines, including the mask requirement for all guests and staff, social distancing and limited capacity. The program begins at 2:30 p.m. and there are 30 spots available for this event.

Guests will also have a chance to tour the DREAMs facility and learn more about how the organization is serving youth in New Hanover County. Learn more about the film at blackonblackproject.com.
1898 Wilmington Massacre and Coup D'etat Observance, Part 1-2
A two part, virtual event covering the events of 1898 into present day on November 9-10, 2020. Part 1 covers Reverend J. Allen Kirk and 1898, with special guest John Sullivan of the New York TImes. Part 2 covers 1898 and the 2020 collection, with special guest Herbert Harris, author of "Solving the Racial Issue in America." These events were hosted by Olivia Harris of BET Enterprise, and organized by the 1898 Wilmington Massacre and Coup D'etat Observance Committee, Women Organizing for Women, Black Lives Matter Wilmington NC, the New Hanover Chapter of the National Black Leadership Caucus, the Juneteenth Committee of Wilmington, Inc., and the National Reparations Coalition for the Descendants of the 1898 Massacre.