Resources
Forsyth Descendant Scholarship in the News
NBC News - Stay Tuned
How a county once called ‘the most racist in America’ is reckoning with its past
August 26, 2024
NBC News
A Georgia county that once expelled all Black residents now wants to be a model of love
August 26, 2024
(Y) Connect - Metro Atlanta YMCA Podcast
Ep. 44: Facing Forsyth County's Past & Honoring Its Descendants
July 31, 2024
Forsyth County News
July 28, 2024
Forsyth County News
April 16, 2024
Forsyth County News
February 6, 2024
Newsbreak
Forsyth Descendants Scholarship recipient details family’s history in Forsyth County
August 9, 2023
Forsyth County News
How Forsyth County is remembering the past while honoring Black families who were driven out in 1912
August 1, 2023
Forsyth County News
February 7, 2023
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Scholarships open for descendants of Forsyth County racial cleansing
February 2, 2023
11 Alive
Scholarships application open for descendants of victims of Forsyth County racial cleansing
February 2, 2023
Forsyth County News
August 8, 2022
Atlanta Journal Constitution
A search for new ways to remember 1912 racial cleansing in Forsyth County
February 20, 2022
Forsyth County News
Descendants of Forsyth County’s racial cleansing in 1912 tell their stories
February 19, 2022
11 Alive News
Scholarships established for descendants of victims of Forsyth County racial cleansing
February 17, 2022
Gainesville Times
Church leaders establish scholarship for Black families forced out of Forsyth County in 1912
February 17, 2022
Forsyth County News
February 7, 2022
Forsyth Herald
Forsyth faith leaders launch scholarship for descendants of displaced African Americans
February 3, 2022
BOOK
Blood at the Root
By Patrick Phillips
BOOK
Buried in the Bitter Waters
by Elliot Jaspin
DISCLAIMER: These are resources on the subject of the events of 1912 in Forsyth County, Georgia. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the scholarship committee.