Today on the podcast I’m welcoming Durwood Snead. Durwood is a co-founder of the Forsyth Descendants Scholarship, a retired International Missions Pastor from North Point Ministries and a 35-year resident of Forsyth County, GA.
In this episode, I’m sitting down with Durwood as he shares the story of the racial cleansing events of 1912 in Forsyth county, GA. Hear how he stumbled upon the deep-rooted history of racism in the very county in which he lives, and how he and other Forsyth county residents are changing the narrative from being known as “the most racist county in America” to becoming one known for love!
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Hear how Durwood Snead, a resident of Forsyth county, discovered the horrific racial cleansing events of 1912 in the very community in which he lives.
- Hear stories of the families who were expelled, and how present-day descendants are still affected by the county’s racist past.
- Walk away better understanding racism and it’s effects on a macro-level through this micro-level story.
- Learn about the Forsyth Descendants Scholarship and other efforts in the community to change the narrative of Forsyth County moving forward.
- Understand how the Forsyth Descendants Scholarship is acknowledging the racist past of Forsyth County with acts of love. Understand why this is not “reparations”, but instead, acts of love to acknowledge the hurt.
- Learn how the scholarships are moving the conversation forward by creating space for discussion and keeping their families’ stories alive.
- Ultimately learn how Forsyth County, the county Oprah once called “the most racist county in America”, is becoming one known for love!
Forsyth County has a dark, racist past and county residents are now working to make it a place of redemptive love!
Learn more about the Forsyth Descendants Scholarship!
Grab a copy of Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America by Patrick Phillips!
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