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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C. O. W. S. w/ Racist Suspect Kaitlin O'Connor: Black Soldiers In North Carolina Counter The System of White Supremacy
Description: The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Racist Suspect Kaitlin O’Connor. A White Woman and North Carolina State University alumnus, Ms. O’Connor is a public historian - which is a new title for Gus T. We’ll discuss her 2023 report: Jim Crow & G.I. Joe: The 54th Coast Artillery Regiment in North Carolina. She provides vivid details about the White Terrorist abuse that black soldiers faced when they moved to North Carolina’s Camp David in the 1940's. This is close to the Wilmington area, which experienced the 1898 White Supremacist Coup to purge black elected officials. This area of North Ca...