The Forgotten Coup, January 6th & the Small Town Americans on the Frontlines of Democracy

Could a successful coup happen in the US? The ongoing Congressional hearings into the events of January 6 show that just a handful of election officials in several key states stood between Donald Trump and the overturning of the 2020 elections. While the insurrection unfolded, many Americans watched in shock, believing nothing like this had ever happened in United States history. But it has happened before — more than a century ago in Wilmington, North Carolina when an armed mob removed a democratically-elected government by force, and turned a majority-Black town into a citadel of white supremacy. In this episode, we look at the parallels between that coup and the events in DC and visit the rural county of Columbus in the south west of North Carolina where a self-described former Oath Keeper acquired a massive arsenal of decommissioned military hardware in 2018 soon after taking office after a contested election. Laura also meets the residents and leaders from across the state who are clear that the future of multi-racial democracy in America is being decided in out-of-the way towns like theirs. What do the rest of us need to know about what's happening there?

“This is the soul of America. What we're fighting for is the opportunity for not just for me, but for everybody's child to have an opportunity to enjoy the richness of what America can be.” - Curtis Hill, President, NAACP Columbus County, NC

“Though we don't have an opportunity to right all of the wrongs, we do have a potential to create the world that we want to live in. Once we tell the truth about the one that we are in right now.” - Serena Sebring: Executive Director, Blueprint NC
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GUESTS
Sonya Bennetone: Director, National Black Leadership Caucus Southeastern Region
Rosa Bolden: Community Organizer
Carol Caldwell: Community Organizer
Deborah Dicks Maxwell: President, NAACP North Carolina
Cedric Harrison: Founder, Wilmington in Color
Lewis Hatcher: Former Sheriff, Columbus County, NC
Curtis Hill: President, NAACP Columbus County, NC
Marcus Norfleet: Former Commissioner Candidate, Columbus County, NC
Keith Rivers: President, NAACP Pasquotank County, NC
Serena Sebring: Executive Director, Blueprint NC
Mab Segrest: Writer, Organizer & Consultant Blueprint NC
Jeremy Simmons: Community Organizer

CONTENT
00:00 - A Successful Coup in US History
06:16 - Jody Greene and $3.8 Million Worth of Military Hardware
11:36 - North Carolina Oath Keepers on January 6
15:56 - “The Insurrection at Home”
20:28 - Democracy at the Local Level

CREDITS
Executive Producer: Laura Flanders
Senior Story Producer: Sabrina Artel
Consulting Producer: Rory O'Connor
Field Producer/Reporter: Kizzy Cox
Editors: Nat Needham, David Neumann
Radio & Podcast Producer: Jeannie Hopper
Communications Manager: Janet Hernandez
Co-Director Development: Dominic Marcella
Motion Graphics: Nat Needham

SPECIAL THANKS
Carol Caldwell
Christina Davis-McCoy
Sheriff Jim Davis
Mab Segrest
The staff & board Blueprint NC

ADDITIONAL CREW
Tristan Daley, Director of Photography, Editor
Sean-Michael Stedman & Robert Cummins, Sean-Michael Productions

🎧 PODCAST
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✏️ RESEARCH & READING LIST
Visit Patreon for related articles, books and more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/research-reading-69142960

📺 RELATED EPISODES
Community Safety in a Time of Insurrection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Tr38PJ5u0&t=14s
Congressman Jamie Raskin On January 6th: After a Failed Coup, a Successful One? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HztBmiJNfPQ&t=1s
Heather McGhee: Racism Costs Everyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2Bz7dQilU

📚 Check out our Books of the Week on BOOKSHOP
- "Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy" by David Zucchino: https://bookshop.org/a/22992/9780802148650
- "Memoir of a Race Traitor: Fighting Racism in the American South" by Mab Segrest: https://bookshop.org/a/22992/9781620972991
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