Community Remembrance Project of Forsyth

The Community Remembrance Project of Forsyth County works with the Equal Justice Initiative to start conversations about racial injustice in our community.

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Please join us for the dedication of the historical marker in remembrance of the 1912 lynching of Mr. Rob Edwards. #forsythcountyga #truthandreconciliation @eji_org #racialjustice #nationalmemorialforpeaceandjustice #blackhistoryisamericanhistory

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Please share and RSVP at https://t.co/QqV8WLxo1O. Come out in support of racial healing and to help our community move forward.
“When we tell the truth, however difficult, there is freedom on the other side.”
@eji_org #racialhealing #forsythcountyga

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Please plan on joining us for this momentous event. RSVP https://t.co/t6ro72J3PU

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On this day in 1989, Yusef Hawkins was killed by a mob of white teens while visiting a predominantly white neighborhood in Brooklyn, to inquire about a car. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/tkNb451pEk

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On this day in 1905, a Black man named Charles Julius Miller was attacked by a white mob for seeking service in a Pittsburgh restaurant. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/mgUSqRtVJp

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On this day in 1959, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Jim Johnson told a state-wide segregationist rally to “do what needs to be done” to fight the proposed integration of schools in the state. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/qJGlCWeil3

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On this day in 1889, a Black man named Walter Asbury was lynched by a mob of white people in Chatham County, GA. His body was left hanging the entire next day to terrorize the Black community. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/2RaFMiOgp1

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Congratulations @BrendanKeefe on your #nationaledwardrmurrowaward. We are grateful to Brendan and @11AliveNews for shedding light on our history.

"To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history." -- @eji_org

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