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“Graphic, unflinching, important... An astonishing account... that still humanizes its subjects and brims with detail.”
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“Powerful and disturbing... Phillips is a gifted storyteller and Blood at the Root is an impressive and timely case study of racial violence and historical amnesia.”
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“Blood at the Root meticulously and elegantly reveals the power of white supremacy to destroy, not only lives and accomplishments, but historical memory.”
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—The New York Times Book Review
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“A gripping, timely, and important examination of American racism.”
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Publishers Weekly, starred review
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“Phillips brings a journalist’s crisp perspective to this harrowing account.”
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