“Please be at ease!” shouted Preacher Simmons. “You came to hear me speak on your own free will, and can make your decisions in the same manner. My offer comes from a place of atonement. I hope everyone here accepts it as such.” Preacher Simmons continued in an understated tone of urgency.
“Mark these words well as you take stock of your present surroundings. Note well those possessions you have currently. Can you honestly say your treatment is just, that your opportunities are unfettered and your lives as prosperous as they should be? If you can say all this in true spirit, step forward and tell everyone the key to such a bountiful existence for a person of Color.”
Excited eyes darted amongst themselves, looking to see if anyone would take the strange preacher up on his challenge. Thoug
