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Lauren Collins

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  • 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
    This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
    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
    This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
    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
    This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
    on April 24, 2017
Book
They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy
Lauren Collins
2026
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