I live 15 miles from Forsyth County - so I'm going to spend some time educating myself beyond surface level knowledge about some racial injustices in my backyard. #digdeeper
Balibee146 Looks like an important read 7y
Notafraidofwords He's a professor here in NJ! 7y
CourtStafford I reluctantly live in Forsyth County now. Adding this to my TBR. 7y
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Laura317 Good for you! I think I might try to see if there are any books for my area. I know we have a museum in nearby Clinton, where the Clinton 12 had to be police escorted to school. They were just young kids during integration. The high school was even blown up! It's scary to think some still believe they are better than others based on the color of their skin. I bet there's a book somewhere. 7y
LauraBeth @Balibee146 I've seen it pop up on Litsy so I'm glad to finally read it 😀 7y
LauraBeth @Notafraidofwords he's brilliant and has great prose. I like that he grew up in Forsyth so he knows the area more than just at the research level. 7y
LauraBeth @CourtStafford here's to the "troublemakers" on the right side of history moving into these areas and changing a landscape that was once intolerant to one of inclusion 7y
LauraBeth @Laura317 after some googling - it looks like a book with Jo Ann Boyce will be published soon: http://debbielevybooks.com/2017/07/a-manuscript-and-a-heroine-you-dont-know/ 7y
cathysaid I grew up north of Woodstock and remember when Oprah came to do a show there. http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/oprah-ventures-into-forsyth-county-video 7y
LauraBeth @cathysaid I grew up in Marietta and I think I was in 8th grade when she did that show. 7y
LauraBeth Never mind @cathysaid - I just looked at the link - I was 16. I do remember that my English teacher taped it and showed it to us. 7y
jmtrivera A hard read, but a good one. 7y
Laura317 @laurabeth. Thanks! I'm going to check and see if it can be pre-ordered! 7y
CourtStafford @LauraBeth yes, love that! 7y