1898 Wilmington Massacre victims remembered
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — More than one hundred years later, the memory of lives lost in the 1898 Wilmington Massacre were honored tonight. Dozens filled Saint Andrews AME Zion Church in Wilmington to...
View ArticleCommunity members gather to remember the 1898 Wilmington Massacre
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — One church in Wilmington held an observance for the 1898 massacre today. The program was hosted at Mt. Olive AME Church. It started on November 10, 1898 when white insurgents...
View ArticleStatue with ties to 1898 Wilmington race riot removed
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — The statue of a former newspaper publisher, U.S. Navy secretary and lifelong white supremacist has been taken down in North Carolina. The Raleigh News & Observer reported...
View ArticleHilarie Burton Morgan helps produce film sequel about Wilmington 1898 Massacre
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Former One Tree Hill Actress Hilarie Burton Morgan is set to help produce a documentary sequel about the Wilmington 1898 Massacre. According to Speller Street Films Director...
View ArticleNew Hanover puts up permanent Long Leaf Park sign
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — New Hanover County Parks put up the official, permanent Long Leaf Park sign on Thursday. The New Hanover Board of Commissioners voted to change the name from Hugh Macrae Park...
View ArticleDescendants of 1898 Wilmington Massacre victims gather in downtown to...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — This Wednesday will mark 123 years since the Wilmington Massacre, which saw hundreds of African Americans killed or displaced by a mob of white supremacists. Descendants of all...
View ArticleCape Fear Museum displaying jars of dirt filled by 1898 Wilmington Massacre...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Cape Fear Museum has a new exhibit on display commemorating the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. The display is a collection of marked jars filled by massacre descendants on...
View ArticleTimeline of 1898 Wilmington Massacre and Coup d’état exactly 125 years later
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Friday marks exactly 125 years since the Wilmington Massacre and Coup d’état on November 10, 1898. In the days leading up the the tragic events, the New Hanover County’s...
View ArticleCape Fear Academy student wins Thatch memorial essay contest at 1898 Symposium
WILMINGTON (WWAY) — This past Friday marked the 125th anniversary of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre, and the Wilmington Journal Breakfast Club held an event to honor and remember one of the darkest days...
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