Blood at the root : a racial cleansing in America

Phillips, Patrick 1970- (author.).

Summary: "A gripping tale of racial cleansing in Forsyth County, Georgia and ... testament to the deep roots of racial violence in America ... Patrick Phillips breaks the century-long silence of his hometown and uncovers a history of racial terrorism that continues to shape America in the twenty-first century"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780393293012 :
Physical Description: xxii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York ; W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-284) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Law of the land -- The scream -- Riot, rout, tumult -- The missing girl -- And the mob came on -- A straw in the whirlwind -- The devil's own horses -- The majesty of the law -- Fastening the noose -- We condemn this conduct -- Crush the thing in its infancy -- The scaffold -- When they were slaves -- Driven to the cook stoves -- Exile, 1913/1920 -- Erasure, 1920/1970 -- The attempted murder of Miguel Marcelli -- The brotherhood march, 1987 -- Silence is consent -- Epilogue: A pack of wild dogs.
Citation/References Note:	Publishers Weekly, July 04, 2016. Booklist, July 01, 2016. Kirkus Reviews, July 01, 2016. Library Journal, July 01, 2016.