How North Carolina filmmaker Chris Everett produced and directed ‘Wilmington on Fire,’ and the second chapter
Subject
Wilmington on Fire; Chris Everett
Description
Near the end of the documentary, Wilmington on Fire— a film about the race-fueled political insurrection known as the Wilmington massacre in 1898– community activist Daawud Muhammad says, “It’s gonna take a younger generation of people that’s gonna move in with a more universal approach…and that’s what’s eventually going to happen…Wilmington is going to rise back up.”
Those words echo the resilience of many Blacks in the South who have endured systemic and nefarious political practices throughout several generations. Wilmington once was the largest city in the state during the late 1800s. It was a progressive and forward-thinking city, with over half of its citizens being Black, many of them skilled workers, businessmen, and even politicians.
Creator
By Cameron Lee
Source
https://clture.org/wilmington-on-fire-documentary/
Publisher
clture.org
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