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Descendants of Forsyth County’s racial cleansing in 1912 tell their stories

Descendants of the 1912 racial conflict were in attendance at a panel discussion at Poplar Hill Baptist Church in Buford on the 1912 Forsyth racial cleansing. - photo by By Scott Rogers

Descendants — Descendants of the 1912 racial conflict were in attendance at a panel discussion at Poplar Hill Baptist Church in Buford on the 1912 Forsyth racial cleansing. - photo by By Scott Rogers

“You all will never know how much this is appreciated, there’s just no way for you to know,” said Elon Osby, whose grandfather had to leave 60 acres he owned in Forsyth County.

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