Wilmington on Fire: 1898 Massacre in Wilmington, NC by Christopher Everett

Welcome Christopher Everett filmmaker of "Wilmington on Fire" the1898 Massacre in Wilmington, NC. The feature length documentary will give a historical and present day look at the Wilmington Massacre and how the descendants of the victims of the event are asking for legal action in regards to compensation. The Massacre was a bloody attack on the African American community by a heavily armed white mob on November 10, 1898 in the port city of Wilmington, NC which left countless numbers of African American citizens dead. This event was the spring board for the white supremacy movement and Jim Crow throughout the state of North Caroina, and the American South. WATCH the trailer at www.youtu.be/9toV2-zDWkA