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1 online resource |
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Electronic book. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York W. W. Norton & Company 2016 Available via World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Forsyth County (Ga.) -- Race relations -- History.
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Electronic books.
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OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780393293029 (electronic bk.) |
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