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Whispers In Wilmington

Airdate: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026 at 12 p.m.

We’re used to recognizing someone powerful with a statue. But what happens when there’s no statue or memorial to a traumatic event?

In Whispers In Willmington (compiled from the Monumental podcast), we learn about the story of a coup d’etat that happened on American soil designed to eliminate all memory of a highly successful Black community in Wilmington, North Carolina back in 1898.

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