Show notes
Tune in to hear Chris Everett, director of Wilmington on Fire, tell the untold story of the only successful coup d'etat in US history and how an event over 100 years ago sent shockwaves across the nation that are still being felt today.0:00 Episode starts 0:43 Personal check-ins start5:45 Rob brings up guest Chris Everett, director of Wilmington on Fire6:00 Chris joins the conversation7:27 Rob introduces Chris Everett9:08 Jes reads the synopsis of Wilmington on Fire10:58 Jes asks Chris about his story12:41 Chris talks about growing up having to do book reports and learning a lot about history13:01 Chris talks about doing a project for school on Wilmington and discovering how little is told14:18 Rob asks how he found all this information and why specifically this documentary14:27 Chris talks about his uncle living in Wilmington and initially hearing about it from him19:41 Jes asks how you bring the story to life and how long it took in the whole process21:22 Chris recommends Banish, about racial massacres in the South23:29 Chris mentions the people who helped him create the story26:53 Interlude29:40 Rob asks what makes the documentary so crucial at this point in history30:56 Chris talks about the rise of conscious to elevate these stories35:07 Jes asks about the biggest injustice in the story35:19 Chris talks about how this was hidden to American citizens and nothing was done to correct the wrongs which led to people not knowing their full histories37:25 Chris talks about how their has not been restitutions for this event41:25 Rob asks what people would take away and what change it could spark42:09 Chris hopes this film would be motivation for people to find out about their family’s histories45:58 Jes asks how listeners can put what they learned into practice46:07 Chris encourages listeners to vote47:29 Chris talks about Wilmington 2 and the focus being the present of fusion movement51:26 Chris mentions his martial arts documentary called Grand Master and getting accepted into a documentary fellowship lab53:25 Chris signs off the conversation53:47 Rob talks about recentering his framework that this happened because of the good of multiracial coalitions were happening55:51 Jes talks about talking about anti-racism because of the importance of recognizing the trauma around a people who are our neighbors1:00:32 Rob encourages listeners to watch the documentary and this address their own stories1:02:22 Conversation ends1:02:23 OutroThank you to DJ Pdogg and Producer Lo Key for our awesome music throughout the show!Follow DJ Pdogg online:www.djpdogg.comTwitterInstagramFollow Producer Lo KeyInstagramOur sponsors:ReCity NetworkCoastal Credit UnionOur hosts:Jes Averhart, cofounder of Black Wallstreet HomecomingRob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.Our Producer:Ben Azevedo, owner of Bear Cave AudioOur EditorChris Pappalardo

