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Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, N.C. Hosting Weekly Programs on USCT
The Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, N.C. attracted a lot of attention in 2021 for its new United States Colored Troops statuary group titled “Boundless.”…
2022 Is the 160th Anniversary of the 1862 Wilmington, N.C. Yellow Fever Outbreak
In 1862, Wilmington, North Carolina was hit with a Yellow Fever epidemic that caused half the city’s population to flee. While the disease outbreak seems…
Wilmington, North Carolina Unveils New USCT Sculpture
Wilmington, N.C. unveiled its new sculpture group dedicated to the members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) who helped liberate the city in 1865….
USCT Sculpture to be Unveiled in Wilmington, N.C. This Weekend and You’re Invited
Wilmington, North Carolina is unveiling a new sculpture honoring the African American men of the United States Colored Troops who helped liberate the city during…
Podcast on the 1898 White Supremacist Coup that Took Control of Wilmington, N.C.
In 1898 the Redshirts, a White Supremacist paramilitary organization operating in the Carolinas, staged a coup in which they took over North Carolina’s second largest…
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