Blood at the Root: A Discussion of Forsyth County, GA

Date/Time:	Thursday, 02 Mar 2023 at 6:00 pm
Location:	Great Hall, Memorial Union
Cost:	Free
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Phone:	515-294-9934
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Diversity Lectures
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Patrick Phillips will discuss his search for the truth about his own hometown, where in 1912 hundreds of local white people used arson, lynching, and mob violence to drive out the entire Black populationââ'¬"and then kept them out for nearly a century. Having been raised in Americaââ'¬â"¢s most notorious ââ'¬Å"white county,ââ'¬Â Phillips will talk about his awakening from the willful ignorance of white supremacy, and how he joined the struggle for...