Greenwood ReactsThe Klansmen laughed after delivering their message and turned back to their car. The man holding the noose paused before opening the door and scanned Greenwood Avenue. Ten people in the vicinity froze in place. No one challenged them, no one would dare.
Jimmy bolted out of his seat in the restaurant, ran through the lobby door, and reached the car just as the second Klansman closed his door. He banged on the hood, screaming, “Step outside, you cowards!” The passenger window opened ever so slightly, and the barrel of a rifle protruded. The driver called out, “You can either go back to New York and live or stay here and die. Your choice!” Jimmy tried to reach for the end of the rifle as the car sped away, but wound up clutching the sideview mirror, which he ripped from the
