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They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy
Lauren Collins
2026
One person passes a notebook to another, while armed men watch a building burn.

The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup

A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability.
by Lauren Collins via The New Yorker
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on July 3, 2026
Tintype photograph of a child supported by it's mothers arm.

The Hidden Mothers of Family Photos

The female image is ubiquitous on social media, yet when it comes to pictures of parents with their children many moms feel disappeared.
by Lauren Collins via The New Yorker
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on February 12, 2022

America’s Most Political Food

The founder of a popular South Carolina barbecue restaurant was a white supremacist.
by Lauren Collins via The New Yorker
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on April 24, 2017
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