This conversation between Latasha Morrison and Durwood Snead shines light on a restorative work being done in one local community. It highlights a beginning concept of how to make amends, a beginning work of making a wrong right, and a beginning of undoing harm. They talk about the horrific history of Forsyth County, Georgia and the important work of The Forsyth Scholarship. This conversation is a hopeful reminder that active reparations are happening locally and that there is a role for everyone in the process.

Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison

Quotes:

“We know this is not justice, this is not making things right. But we just feel like it's better to do something than to do nothing. And it's simply an act of love that is for a few people that we wish we could do for more.” -Durwood Snead

“If you live in a predominantly white area historically, there's a reason why it's like that, especially in the south.” -Latasha Morrison

“When we're not overshadowing this with all of our partisanship, and we're not overshadowing this with a lot of cultural things that's happening, and if we're looking at this as a biblical concept, we understand that this is right.” -Latasha Morrison

“The truth sets everybody free. We don't need to hide anything. We just need to lay it out there.” -Durwood Snead

“Until we go back and pull back the covers on some of this history, we don't understand the context.” -Latasha Morrison

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The Forsyth Scholarship: forsythscholarship.org

Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips: patrickphillipsbooks.com

Be the Bridge:  BeTheBridge.com

Not all views expressed in this interview reflect the values and beliefs of Latasha Morrison or the Be the Bridge organization.