WP4 B1

 I am choosing to cover the Wilmington 1898 coup. It is, to date, the only successful military coup that has taken place on United States soil but I had no idea that it existed until I took APUSH in my sophomore year of high school. This despite me living in the same state it took place in over a century ago. Essentially what happened was a bunch of white supremacists stormed and overthrew the legitimately elected biracial government of Wilmington, North Carolina and installed a white supremacist gvoernment to continue to oppress blacks. This was allowed to occur by both the state and federal governments. Newspapers at the time falsely reported that it was a race riot started by blacks but it’s widely recognized nowadays that it was, in fact, a white supremacist coup. This will help to drive home just how racist America was back in the day and even though slavery had been outlawed, blacks were still second-class citizens and white supremacists were determined to keep it that way.

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  1. michaelhuangwrit150April 29, 2022 at 8:32 AM

    I agree that this event is not covered due to its crudeness but it is important to remind us of America's racist past.

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    1. michaelhuangwrit150April 29, 2022 at 5:33 PM

      You could also mention the benefits of reminding Americans of their country having a racist past.

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  2. Thomas AnMay 3, 2022 at 4:23 PM

    This is an interesting event that could help show racism within the country. I think this is a great choice to pick for being taught.

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