Cover of the book "Wilmington’s Lie" by David Zucchino, featuring a black-and-white historical photo of burning buildings and a crowd in Wilmington, North Carolina, with the subtitle “The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy.”

🕯️📖 Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy

Author: David Zucchino   |   Year: 2020

A Pulitzer Prize-winning exposé of America’s only successful coup, Wilmington’s Lie uncovers the coordinated racial terror that toppled a multiracial government in North Carolina. Zucchino’s telling is haunting and urgent — reminding us that truth-telling is sacred work.

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