Insurrection 1898 [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…

The University of North Carolina System Office has been awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to produce the documentary film "INSURRECTION 1898." This documentary is aimed at reaching a wide national audience through airings on PBS, screenings at prominent film festivals, educational distribution, and a robust community engagement campaign. The film will bring to life the events surrounding the 1898 coup d'état in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which white supremacists overthrew the multi-racial government of the state's largest city through a coordinated campaign of violence and intimidation intended to undermine Black political and economic power and impose white control. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2023, with a planned ultimate completion date of June 30, 2025.

Insurrection 1898 [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??TAT 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.]