They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy Emily Franklin she hears the sound of

she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors

She knows she’s supposed to suppress her sinful dreams of a monogamous life with her sweetheart

I’m convinced that Aehako can never love me if he knows the full truth

Jack and Chele

Aemyra vows to do right by her people

They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy Emily Franklin she hears the sound ofIn this ambitious and groundbreaking history, Lauren Collins weaves together stories of four Wilmington, North Carolina, families over 125 years to create a full accounting of the long term effects of the 1898 white supremacist massacre and coup and its critical role in subverting American democracy After the Civil War, Reconstruction ushered in an era of political equality and economic opportunity for Black people, and it lasted longer in Wilmington