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
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