Report Re-Examines 1898 Wilmington Race Riots [audio 5min]

The race riots in Rosewood, Fla., Tulsa, Okla., and Atlanta are well-known. But the events on Nov. 10, 1898, in Wilmington, N.C., predate them all. Black businesses were destroyed as whites seized control of local government. A new report details the Wilmington Race Riot's legacy. The report also asks for atonement, and that the riot get its own place in history.