Hall County figures prominently in the book, “Blood at the Root — a Racial Cleansing in America.” The book, which has gained national notoriety, is by Patrick Phillips, a writer who spent his youth in Forsyth County and witnessed the civil rights marches in 1987. Some longtime Forsyth County residents might resent the racial incidents being raised again.
Johnny Vardeman: Hall County has a key role in story of Forsyths racial history