American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the only coup d’état in the history of the US. Stoking fears of “Negro Rule,” self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial government. Black residents were murdered and thousands were banished. The story of what happened in Wilmington was suppressed for decades until descendants and scholars began to investigate. Today, many of those descendants — Black and white — seek the truth about this intentionally buried history.
"Tulsa Race Massacre: 100 Years Later" covers the rise of Black Wall Street, the devastation wrought during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the dedication of contemporary creatives to build a new legacy.
For a week in 1919, long-simmering tensions between white and black residents in Chicago erupted in violence. Its aftermath shaped laws and housing for generations. Ed visits Chicago during the 100th anniversary of what is known as the “Red Summer.” He meets a poet, performance artist, museum educator, and young people who are creating living memorials to a long-ignored past.
"Visualizing the Red Summer aims to connect the public and academia with the data and geographically dispersed archival material needed to facilitate further research on the Red Summer, a series of more than four dozen (known) riots and lynchings that rocked the nation and infiltrated the news almost daily. "
The Greenwood Cultural Center offers educational resources and exhibits to help audiences learn more about the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot.
History Museum on the Square offers a brief history leading up to the 1906 Springfield, MO Race Riot, and a detailed account of the Race Riot.
"EJI believes we need a new era of truth and justice that starts with confronting our history of racial injustice." Here they trace racial violence to the slave trade.
CRR19 is a project to commemorate the 38 people killed in the 1919 race riot and to educate about the legacy of racism in Chicago and the United States
A collaborative project led by Dr. Geoff Ward, Professor of African and African American Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis, "The Racial Violence Archive is developing a more extensive and accessible record of historical racial violence to support research, education, and advocacy regarding this challenge of transformative racial justice."
Visit Springfield offers an overview of the riot and information on commemorative sites.
History.com offers information on the New York Draft Riot (also see Detroit Draft Riot) and its aftermath.
The East St. Louis 1917 Centennial Commission and Cultural Initiative was created in 2014 to commemorate the East St. Louis Race Riots. It was retired in 2020; however, much of its work on the Riot is stored here.
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