Honored that the Georgia Historical Society invited me to join you. There is really no place i would rather be on the summer night than in this lovely southern town. Although i now live in california, i grew up in georgia. It is wonderful being back. Seeing old friends, many old friends. , southernersw ones are warm and embracing. Dear, the south is a golden place. , there is al know darker side. In ind locked doors almost every southern town so that has been hidden. 100 years ago tonight, a stones throw from where we are gathered , the best men of marietta were sentence on ast damnable plot. They thought they were carrying out justice, but nothing about their actions would be to that. They wouldnt lynch a man, possibly innocent. They would traumatize a generation of american jews. Particularly atlanta jews. Sowed pain and misunderstanding across the country. Marietta. Came from their names adorn street signs, public buildings, monuments, not just in this town, but across georgia. Toni
That the Georgia Historical Society invited me to have this Senior Historian is my cohost. There is really no place i would rather be on the summer night than in this lovely southern town. Although i now live in california, grew up in georgia. It is wonderful being back. Seeing old friends, many old ends, making some new ones southerners are warm and embracing, and really the best word is dear. So dear. The south is a golden place. Yet, as we all know, there is another darker side. Behind locked doors in almost every southern town. Something unspeakable has been hidden. Nowhere is that more true than marietta. Tonight, a stones throw from where we are gathered , the best men of marietta were putting the last touches on a bold and dimmable plots. Damnable plot. They were motivated, they believed, by the desire for justice, but nothing about their actions would be just. It would lynch a man, most likely, an innocent one. They would terrify and traumatize a generation of american jews, pa
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