01918cam a2200277 4500 6393 2016018237 9780393293012 (hardcover) Phillips, Patrick, 1970- Blood at the root : a racial cleansing in America / Patrick Phillips. First edition. New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016] xxii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. ""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""-- Provided by publisher. African Americans -- Crimes against -- Georgia -- Forsyth County -- History -- 20th century. HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. Race relations -- Georgia -- Forsyth County. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. Forsyth County (Ga.) Race relations History. 5388 5388 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 10094 1 305.8 PHI 30010343 2022-01-12 00:00:00 2020-11-05 2018-11-27 MAIN