Getting ReadyJimmy waited in a chair by the ticket office as he remembered his arrival two years ago. His time in Greenwood began with controversy and excitement along with the potential for love and companionship, but everything changed with his impetuous actions the night of his confrontation with the KKK. From that point forward, his Oklahoma experience included business success coupled with emotional inertia. He enjoyed stepping up in his defense of Andrew Smitherman and realized Mercy’s assessment rang true—he needed to be who he was, no matter what the cost. The train appeared in the horizon and Jimmy looked forward to greeting Benjamin, who had traveled from New York for Milton’s wedding on Saturday.
Several dozen people streamed out of the two Colored cars anxious to be on their w
