Blood at the root : a racial cleansing in America / Patrick Phillips.
2016
KFG599.F67 P45 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
Blood at the root : a racial cleansing in America / Patrick Phillips.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Description
xxii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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.
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.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KFG599.F67 P45 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780393293012 hardcover
0393293017 hardcover
0393293017 hardcover
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