Insurrection 1898

FAIN: TR-293016-23

University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3916)
Rachel Raney (Project Director: January 2023 to present)

Production of a ninety-minute film about the 1898 violent overthrow of elected officials in Wilmington, North Carolina, and its economic and political legacy. 

Insurrection 1898 is a documentary feature aimed at a wide, national audience through PBS airings on broadcast and digital platforms -- as part of PBS’ acclaimed history series American Experience -- as well as screenings at prominent film festivals, educational distribution, and a robust national and regional community engagement campaign. The film brings to life the events surrounding the 1898 coup d’état in Wilmington, NC, in which white supremacists overthrew the multi-racial government of North Carolina’s largest city through a coordinated campaign of violence and intimidation intended to undermine Black political and economic power and impose white control.