S6 E5: A Way Forward

Published: Feb. 8, 2024, 1:40 p.m.

What would it take, and what would it even mean, to heal from a wound like the Wilmington massacre and coup of 1898 \u2014 or from centuries of white supremacist violence, disenfranchisement, and theft? An exploration of that question with community members in Wilmington, and experts on restorative justice and reparations.

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By Michael A. Betts, II and John Biewen. Interviews with Bertha Boykin Todd, Cedric Harrison, Christopher Everett, Kim Cook, William Sturkey, Inez Campbell-Eason, Sonya Bennetonne-Patrick, Candice Robinson, Paul Jervay,Kieran Haile, Larry Reni Thomas, William \u201cSandy\u201d Darity, and Michelle Lanier. Story editor: Loretta Williams.\xa0Voice actor: Mike Wiley. Music by Kieran Haile, Blue Dot Sessions, Okaya, and Lucas Biewen.\xa0Art by Zaire McPhearson. \u201cEchoes of a Coup\u201d is an initiative of America\u2019s Hallowed Ground, a project of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.