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Shaking the Family Tree: My Journey of Recovery, Repair and Renovation

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School teacher Warren Read never suspected that the beloved great-grandfather he had put on a pedestal had actively taken part in murdering three young African Americans in Duluth, MN in 1920. His discovery of the truth shook him and sent him on a journey to rebalance his world.
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  1. African American History
  2. Family
  3. Racism
  4. Violence

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