Protest in the Port City : The story of The Wilmington Ten
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jennifer Whitmer Taylor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Robert Toplin
Abstract: Protest in the Port City is a documentary film, running approximately one hour
and seven minutes, that covers the tumultuous years of 1968-1980
in Wilmington, North
Carolina and the Wilmington 10 case. A master’s thesis, this film also includes a
footnoted transcription to ensure its accuracy and prove its relevance as original research.
The film argues that the Wilmington 10, convicted on arson and conspiracy charges in
connection with racial violence that exploded in February 1971, were prosecuted and
convicted in an inequitable trial. Furthermore, Wilmington 10 leader and militant Rev.
Benjamin Chavis did not introduce violence to Wilmington, as the city experienced racial
violence on a large scale in 1898 and riots throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The film also highlights the roots of the social environment that led to the Wilmington 10
case, including the closing of Williston Senior High School, a distinguished African American
school, in 1968. The film concludes by illustrating that the wounds of racial
violence in the city remain open, leaving Wilmington vulnerable to future unrest.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- African Americans--North Carolina--Wilmington, Riots--North Carolina--Wilmington--History, Wilmington (N.C.)--History, Wilmington (N.C.)--Race relations
- Subjects
- Riots -- North Carolina -- Wilmington -- History
- Wilmington (N.C.) -- Race relations
- Wilmington (N.C.) -- History
- African Americans -- North Carolina -- Wilmington