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Author reflects on 'Blood at the Root' a decade after book examined Forsyth County's racial cleansing history
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A librarian at the Cumming Library holds a copy of “Blood at the Root” by Patrick Phillips on Thursday, March 12, 2026. - photo by Sophie Ralph
Ten years after publishing 'Blood at the Root,' its author is reflecting on the book’s impact in Forsyth County and beyond.