ISBN:
0393293017
,
9780393293012
,
9780393354737
Language:
English
Pages:
xxii, 310 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
DDC:
305.8009758/265
Keywords:
Geschichte 1912-1987
;
Schwarze
;
Rassendiskriminierung
;
Verbannung
;
Forsyth County, Ga.
Abstract:
"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
Note:
Literaturangaben: Seite [263]-292
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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
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