Wilmington's Lie (WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE): The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy Cover
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Wilmington's Lie (WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE) The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy

David Zucchino

WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION By the 1890s, Wilmington was North Carolina’s largest city and a shining example of a mixed-race community. It was a bustling port city with a burgeoning African American middle class and a Fusionist government of Republicans and Populists th...

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Monday Morning Podcast

It was about an event in Wilmington, North Carolina in the late 1800s called the insurrection of 1892, and it explained why the country is so divided today.

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I just read a book about Wilmington, North Carolina.

— Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcas...

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 10-6-22

It was about an event in Wilmington, North Carolina in the late 1800s called the insurrection of 1892, and it explained why the country is so divided today.

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I just read a book about Wilmington, North Carolina.

It's called Wilmington's Lie.

It's not good for tourism.

The insurrection of 1892.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-25-22

Bill Burr also mentioned this book, 'Wilmington's Lie', as a recommendation, alongside Mary Lynn Rajskub's book, highlighting its focus on horrifying historical events.

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I recommend Wilmington's Lie, The Insurrection of 1892 and the Rise of White Supremacy and Mary Lynn Ricecup Famish.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-7-22

It was discussed as a book that sparked an interest in the 1800s, particularly regarding American history outside of the typical school curriculum.

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I Did read a I read a book this year Wilmington's lie, you got to check that one out which is now

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 12-8-22

Bill mentioned that it was a good book that made a lot of things make sense about how the US got to where it is today.

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It was called Wilmington's lie the insurrection of 1892 and the rise of white supremacy made everything So much shit makes sense about how the fuck we got to this point where two people can't talk without screaming and yelling at each other and And all that stuff right right to the insurrection the whole fucking thing right it's like oh, oh Really?

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 10-6-22

It was about the insurrection of 1892 in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it made sense of the current situation. It was highly recommended.

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I just read a book about Wilmington, North Carolina.

It's called Wilmington's lie. The insurrection of 1892. It's actually, it makes now, it makes a lot of what's going on.

It's I highly recommend it.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 7-25-22

Bill Burr recommended this book, contrasting its historical and heavy subject matter with the lighter tone of the previous book. It details the 1892 insurrection and the rise of white supremacy in America.

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Oprah Winfrey has a book club so do I. I recommend Wilmington's Lie: The Insurrection of 1892 and the Rise of White Supremacy and Mary Lynn Ricecup, Famish.

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 7-7-22

It was mentioned as a book Bill Burr read that year and prompted him to want to learn more about the 1800s in the United States, avoiding the same history he had previously learned.

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I Did read a I read a book this year Wilmington's lie, you got to check that one out which is now

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It was discussed as the book that detailed the 1898 coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the rise of white supremacy in the region, a pivotal event that was often misrepresented or forgotten.

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David Zucchino's book is Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy.

— Episode: "If it ever happens, run."

Episode: "If it ever happens, run."

It was discussed as the book that detailed the 1898 coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the rise of white supremacy in the region, a pivotal event that was often misrepresented or forgotten.

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David Zucchino's book is Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy.

In the early 70s, it was my first job out of journalism school and there was a small bust of Josephus in the lobby. There were all these tributes to him around the newsroom. I had no idea of what his role was.

He was portrayed as a progressive, crusading journalist and that's the way he was portrayed for years and years and it was only recently that people realized that he was this committed white supremacist who was the architect of the misinformation and propaganda campaign.

During 1898, there was a statue of Josephus outside the News and Observer building in downtown Raleigh and last summer, the Daniels family decided on their own to take the statue down.

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