by Tom DeWolf | Nov 9, 2023 | News
The 1898 racist massacre and coup still reverberates through Wilmington, N.C. Two activists with longtime ties to Wilmington reflect on its past and how it might move forward 125 years after a murderous insurrection led by white supremacists. “Nov. 10 marks 125...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 16, 2023 | News
Divided by slavery, reunited in reconciliation “At a time when states are restricting how our nation’s racial history can be taught, we stand as living proof that only through truth telling can our country move toward reconciliation. The two of us are...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 1, 2023 | News
When genealogy friends find out they are family “When I started researching my family over 20 years ago, there were a couple things I knew… It has been a journey going through records, newspapers, and other documents… It is also hard to come to grips...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 1, 2022 | News
NPR/CoastLine: Lucy McCauley on the crimes of her white ancestors and her role in racial reconciliation Lucy McCauley was well into adulthood — married and raising her daughter — when she discovered her white ancestors had enslaved people. A few years later, she...