Not long after the Civil War, hundreds of Black families lived and thrived in Forsyth County, owning their own land and creating wealth. But in 1912, that development came to a halt after a white woman's death and the Black population was forced to virtually disappear. Impacts from the expulsion are still visible today, but there are some of the ways people are trying to help Forsyth County reconcile.
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