Community Conversation: Lessons From The Troubling Past

Event Schedule

Film Screening: 5:30 – 6:15PM

Community Conversation: 6:30 – 7:30 PM

Hearty Refreshments Served

About the Event

Join us for a special screening of American Coup: Wilmington 1898, a PBS documentary that revisits a turning point in our state’s history. The film explores how misinformation and outside influence fueled fear, division, and the destruction of a community newspaper — showing how fragile progress can be when truth is compromised.

For many decades, the truth concerning this event was left untold or greatly distorted. Today, it serves as a reminder of how easily history can repeat itself when facts are twisted and trust is broken.

Following the screening, we’ll host a public discussion to reflect on the lessons this history holds for us today — and how communities can come together to guard against misinformation and strengthen unity.

👉 Available with Spanish subtitles — Ver la película con subtítulos en español.

RSVP

✅ Reserve your spot by emailing:  info@davidsonlocal.com

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Support the Event

JLD Community Solutions is proud to be a nonprofit partner for this important community gathering. Your support helps us continue creating opportunities for dialogue, unity, and empowerment.

You can make a contribution in the following ways:

• 💳 Donate Online: Donate
  An electronic donation receipt will be automatically sent to the email address you provide at checkout. *Taxes & fees may apply.
• 💻 PayPal: @jldscholarship
  A donation receipt will be manually emailed to the address associated with your PayPal account. Please include a note: “Donation for PBS Project.”
• 💵 CashApp: $JLDScholarship
  To receive a receipt, please include your email address in the notes section and write “PBS Project.”
• ✉️ Check: Make payable to JLD Community Solutions and mail to:
  JLD Community Solutions - P.O. Box 30027, Winston-Salem, NC 27130
  *Please write "PBS Project" in memo. A donation receipt will be mailed to the address listed on your check.

Partners

This event is organized by Davidson Local, in collaboration with community leaders, organizations, and churches — with JLD Community Solutions serving as a proud nonprofit partner.