Sunken Black History
<p>Lake Lanier (named after Confederate soldier Sidney Lanier) in Forsyth County, GA, is a popular recreational spot 42 miles north of Atlanta. Beneath is what used to be a town called <a href="https://peachatl.com/the-city-beneath-the-lake/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Oscarville</a>, a thriving, predominantly black community until 1912.</p>
<p>That year, two black teens were accused of rape and tried, convicted, and sentenced to death all in one day. After the boys were hung outside of town, a white mob terrorized, drove out, or killed all the black people in the surrounding area until the community of Oscarville disappeared entirely. The town’s population decreased from over a thousand black residents in 1912 to zero in 1920.</p>
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