Blood at the root : a racial cleansing in America
Phillips, Patrick, 1970-2017
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In 1912, a young girl's murder rocked the rural community of Forsyth County, Georgia and led a mob of whites to lynch a black man on the town square. Later, bands of night-riders declared Forsyth 'whites-only' and sent 1100 citizens running for their lives, slowly erasing all evidence of their crime. 'Blood at the Root' is a sweeping American tale, spanning the Cherokee removals of the 1830s, the promise of Reconstruction and the crushing injustice of Forsyth's racial cleansing. The story continues, including a violent attack on civil rights activists in 1987 as residents fought to 'Keep Forsyth White,' well into the 1990s. Patrick Phillips breaks the century-long silence of his hometown and uncovers a history of racial terrorism that shapes America in the 21st century.
Main title:
Blood at the root : a racial cleansing in America / Patrick Phillips.
Author:
Phillips, Patrick, 1970-, author
Imprint:
New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2017.
Collation:
310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393354737 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.8009758265305.8
LC class:
F292.F67
Local class:
305.8
Language:
English
BRN:
1986564