Blood at the root
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A gripping tale of racial cleansing in the American South and a harrowing testament to the deep roots of racial violence in America.
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 1,100 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 twenty-first century.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 31 oktober 2017
Aantal pagina's: 320
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Patrick Phillips
Hoofduitgeverij: W W Norton & Co Inc
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 142 mm
Product hoogte: 23 mm
Product lengte: 211 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 142 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 23 mm
Verpakking lengte: 211 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 270 g
EAN: 9780393354737