From Staff Reports
David Zucchino will discuss the topic of his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy," at 6 p.m. April 8 in the Manheimer Room 102, at UNCA Asheville's Reuter Center.
In a press release, UNCA stated, “In 1898, there was a little-known coup d’etat, the only successful one in American history, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Red Shirts, heavily armed white supremacists, stormed the city’s thriving black community. The resulting massacre changed the political and demographic landscape of the city overnight. Yet, just a little oer 120 years later, the event is virtually unknown, even by those who grew up in the region.”
UNCA’s release then described Zucchino’s book as “an in-depth account of the massacre and the political and media campaign that followed.” The release also noted that “Wilmington’s Lie” is “the selected work for this semester’s Common Word Community Read Series, a collection of lectures and discussions centered around a shared text with the goal of engaging in a collective educational experience. Wiley Cash ‘00, New York Times bestselling author and UNC Asheville’s executive director of literatry arts, is the series organizer.”
The event is open to the public and admission is free. |