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Laura Flanders & Friends
The Forgotten Coup, January 6th & the Small Town Americans on the Frontlines of Democracy
Season 3
Episode 319
Could a successful coup happen in the U.S.? While the January 6 insurrection unfolded, many Americans watched in shock, but it has happened before -- more than a century ago in Wilmington, North Carolina. Laura meets residents and leaders from across the state who are clear that the future of multi-racial democracy in America is being decided in out-of-the way towns like theirs.
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