A Lynching in Georgia, a Haunting Family Legacy

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 15, 2016

Author Karen Branan spent years digging through archives and diaries when she investigated a brutal lynching that occurred in Harris County, Georgia in 1912. She found a haunting family legacy and a connection to both the victims and the perpetrators. In The Family Tree: A Lynching in Georgia, a Legacy of Secrets, and My Search for the Truth, Branan offers a harrowing true account of the events that unfolded. 

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