Evers and other key events in the movement. In an unprecedented threehour report, nbc news presents the American Revolution of 63. A study of the american negroes struggle for equality. Here is nbc news correspondent, frank mcghee. There comes a time, there even comes a moment in the affairs of men when they sense that their lives are being altered forever. That an old order is dying and a new one is being born. That moment comes sooner for some and for others, it comes later. For some, the moment arrives when a deed of new dimension sets the hour apart. For others, when familiar words are spoken. Later, but still suddenly it seems, men are saying things and doing things theyve never said or done before. Then we know we are experiencing a revolution, but we cannot say, though historians will try, when it began. We know that autumn does not begin with the turning of the leaves, but earlier, on some forgotten afternoon when a shadow passed over the fields and it was in longer summer. So
The American Revolution of 63. Correspondentws frank mcgee. Frank there comes a time in the affairs of men when they sense their lives are being altered forever. An old order is dying and a new one being born. That comes sooner for some, and others later. For some, the moment arrives when a deed of new dimensions set the hour apart. For others, when familiar words are spoken more sharply. Later but still suddenly men are saying things and doing things they have never said or done before. Then we know we are experiencing a revolution. We cannot say, the historians will try, when it began. We know autumn does not begin with the turning of the leaves, but earlier on some forgotten afternoon when a shadow passed over the field. Revolution began in birmingham or did begin in 1955 in montgomery . In 1954 with the Supreme Court decision . In 1863 with a president ial proclamation . Some roots reach back to 1776 to an independence declaration, 52. Back to the year the American Revolution began
Altered forever. That an old order is dying in a new one is being born. That moment comes sooner for some, and for others it comes later. For some, the moment arrives when a deed of a new dimension sets are apart. For others, when familiar words are spoken more sharply. Later, but still suddenly it seems, men are saying things in doing things that have never said or done before. Then we know we are experiencing a revolution. But we cannot say, although historians will try when it began. We know that autumn does not begin with the turning up the leaves, but earlier on some forgotten after news when a shadow passes over the field and its no longer summer. So this American Revolution of 63 began this year in birmingham or on 1955 in montgomery . Or did it began in 1954 with the Supreme Court decision, or an 1863 with the president ial proclamation. Some of its worst reach back to 1776 to an independent revolution, even back to the 50 to win the apostle paul said god has made of one of us
I suppose we are. Good evening. Im the president for the Atlanta History Center and its my pleasure to welcome you all tonight professor, author and po et patrick phillips. Patrick phillips received ph. D from nyu. He was a fullbright scholar and a National Endowment for arts fellow and recipient from the translation prize for translation of the works of danish poet. His 2015 poetry collection was a finalist for the book award. Even though we are in the presence of a distinguished poet, tonight phillips will be discussing his first work of nonfiction, blood at the root. A racial cleansing in america. This work tells the disturbing story, by tracing the broader historical phenomena that led to similar violent around our nation, phillips tells a story thats tragically much larger than foresight county. It is a significant work in so much that begins to tell a story about a bunch of people throughout the country who can effectively erase from the historical record. Im excited to welcome a
Next 75 years. Good evening i have the president here at the center here welcoming professor and off 39 raised given Forsyth County a National Endowment for the arts and a recipient of the american scandinavian prize for the translation the poetry collection was a finalist for the National Book award. Even though were in the presence tonight discussing the book of nonfiction blood at the root a racial cleansing in america this tells a disturbing story of racial violence in the neighboring Forsyth County. Retells the story fetid is a much larger than Forsyth County to do significant work to tell people who have been erased from the historical record. Im excited to welcome a georgette native palms and after tonight the second most famous figure. [laughter] patrick phillips. [applause]. Thanks for coming everybody and for that introduction also for inviting me end ball coming me to the center. I will talk about my book called the blood at the root talks about racial cleansing of Forsyth C