Podcasts History Research at the National Archives and Beyond After the Release of The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia with Karen Branan

After the Release of The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia with Karen Branan

Published: June 17, 2021, 5 p.m.

b'Karen Branan will share the many twists and turns her work for racial justice has taken since the book\\u2019s release in 2016. This includes meeting and building relationships with Black and White cousins she\\u2019d never known of, joining the movement for Lynching Remembrance and Reparations, and working with others to do the kind of research she did for her book.\\n\\nKaren Branan is a long-time investigative reporter and documentary filmmaker whose book The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, A Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, caused James Cone, renowned author of The Cross and the Lynching Tree and founder of Black Liberation Theology to write \\u201cevery American should read this book.\\u201d\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nOpening music - Sweet Mello Spice by AK Alexander Productions'