Dossier
Lauren Collins
Coverage of Lauren Collins in the Nexus archive.
- How white supremacists staged the only successful coup in U.S. history
In 1898, white supremacists in Wilmington, N.C., overthrew the city's multi-racial government by force, killing scores of Black residents. The event is detailed in Lauren Collins' book 'They Stole a City.'
- How white supremacists staged the only successful coup in U.S. history
In 1898, white supremacists in Wilmington, N.C., overthrew the city's integrated government using violence, killing scores of Black residents. The event is explored in Lauren Collins' book 'They Stole a City,' discussed in an interview with Lee Cowan.