'They Stole a City' author Lauren Collins on how Wilmington coup was 'covered up'
Summary
A France 24 segment interviews Lauren Collins, a New Yorker staff journalist, about her book, “They Stole a City.” The book recounts an 1898 White supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, and argues that participants and authorities concealed the event for decades. Collins says the coup was omitted from local schooling, including during her own time as a student. The article provides only a brief description of the interview and does not independently document the historical claims or detail the coup’s immediate consequences.
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Biblical Context
The article’s subject is biblically relevant because Scripture directly condemns partiality, oppression, violence, false testimony, and corrupt judgment—conditions materially implicated by the reported racial supremacist coup and its alleged concealment. Leviticus 19:15 commands impartial judgment, while James 2:1-9 condemns favoritism based on status or appearance. These passages provide principles relevant to racialized injustice and unequal treatment. Proverbs 6:16-19 identifies shedding innocent blood, false witness, and sowing discord among the brethren as things God hates. Isaiah 10:1-2 condemns laws and judgments that deprive the vulnerable of justice. The article does not provide a meaningful basis for connecting the 1898 event to a specific biblical prophecy; the established prophecy rating is therefore No.
Biblical Sources
Scripture references supporting the biblical context above.
Denounces unjust decrees and the deprivation of justice for the vulnerable, supporting the article’s focus on abuse of authority and oppression.
Condemns showing favoritism based on outward status, a principle relevant to racial hierarchy and unequal treatment.
Commands judges not to act with partiality or favor either the poor or the powerful, supporting the biblical concern with unjust and discriminatory judgment.
Lists shedding innocent blood, false witness, and sowing discord among the things the Lord hates, relating to political violence and alleged concealment of wrongdoing.
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