Blood at the root : a racial cleansing in America
Title:
Blood at the root : a racial cleansing in America
Author:
Phillips, Patrick, 1970- , author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York ; London : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
xxii, 302 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm
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"--
Language:
English
Contents:
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.
Genre:
ISBN:
9780393293012
Format :
Book
