Public media stations and community organizations nationwide are hosting free community screenings of American Coup: Wilmington 1898. All events are free and open to the public. Review our calendar of events below, and check back often, as new events are added regularly.
Advanced registration is required for some events; a link to RSVP is included with those event listings.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
6 PM
Chapel Hill Public Library
100 Library Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
5:30 PM
Heinz History Center
1212 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Sunday, June 29, 2025
3 PM
First United Methodist Church of Belmont
807 S Point Rd
Belmont, NC 28012
Thursday, July 3, 2025
6 PM
San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum
226 N. Hackberry St
San Antonio, Texas 78202
Saturday, July 19, 2025
3 PM
Durham County Public Library
Main Library
300 N. Roxboro St
Durham, NC 27701
Check back soon for more educator screenings.
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PBS North Carolina invites you to explore the history, stories and situations leading up to and following the tragic events of Wilmington in 1898, and presents opportunities for students and teachers to examine and analyze crucial themes and issues that remain pertinent today through educational lesson plans and more.
American Experience
The little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’etat in Wilmington, NC.
American Experience
Just decades after the Civil War, a multi-racial political alliance won control of North Carolina.
American Experience
Beautiful, intimate photographs of a society in the crosshairs of white supremacy.
Monday, October 21, 2024
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
239 Central Ave
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Presented by AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library
515 Malcolm X Blvd
New York, NY 10037
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts
310 Chestnut St
Wilmington, NC 28401
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival
Naval Heritage Center
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Tennessee State University
3500 John A Merritt Blvd
Nashville, TN 37209
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Presented by WABE
The Atlanta History Center
130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Goler Memorial AME Zion Church
3894 Northampton Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Museum of the Albemarle
501 South Water St
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
UNC Wilmington
Morton Hall 100
683 Racine Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Virtual
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Nashville Public Television
161 Rains Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
Thursday, March 6, 2025
NC School of Science and Math
Academic Commons 2204/2206
901 Burkemont Avenue
Morganton, NC 28655
Friday, March 7, 2025
Goler Memorial AME Zion Church
3894 Northampton Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Sunday, March 9, 2025
The Congregational Church & UCC in Tryon
210 Melrose Ave
Tryon, NC 28782
Monday, March 10, 2025
Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist, Matthews Presbyterian Church & Matthews United Methodist Church
801 S Trade St
Matthews, NC 28105
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Belmont University & Nashville Public Television
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
Thursday, March 20, 2025
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media
Carroll Hall 305
211 S. Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Johnson Chapel AME Church
431 Woodlawn Rd
Mebane, NC 27302
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Umstead Park United Church of Christ
8208 Brownleigh Dr
Raleigh, NC 27617
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Matthews Presbyterian Church
801 S Trade St
Matthews, NC 28105
Friday, April 4, 2025
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
403 E Main St
Durham, NC 27701
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Robeson County Public Library
101 N Chestnut St
Lumberton, NC 28358
Saturday, April 12, 2025
RiverRun International Film Festival
2095 Peters Creek Parkway
Winston Salem, NC 27127
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Hampton Roads Social Justice Conference
1 Avenue of the Arts
Newport News, VA 23606
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Tulsa LitFest
700 North Greenwood Ave
Tulsa, OK 74106
American Coup: Wilmington 1898 has been made possible by support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Atlantic Packaging. Additional support comes from the Ford Foundation JustFilms, NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Firelight Media, Black Public Media and Andy and Tracy Lowenthal.
Support for complementary education and engagement initiatives provided by the Elizabeth L. Carter Foundation, the Truist Foundation, and North Carolina Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by Wendy and Michael Brenner, Blanche Williamson, The Robinson-Hill Humanitarian Fund, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and by John and Mary Louise Burress, Leigh Carter, Michael and Kathleen Glancy, Kate Woodbury and an anonymous donor.
Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this film do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
