“You do not have to wait for salvation in the sky while others enjoy full rights and freedoms here on earth! Today I have been enabled to satisfy an escape to a better life by patrons here on earth. We want to atone for the sins of our fellow White brethren. It is through gracious generosity I am able to offer a real chance for anyone willing to take it!”
Soon the sound of excitement became a steady hum. Preacher Simmons’s broad face glowed with the aura of an empowered benefactor, armed with means to cure all ills. When he prepared to deliver the key message of his meeting, an elderly lady slowly approached. This smartly dressed woman of meek build ambled towards Preacher Simmons’s pulpit in a measured gait. Drawing within a couple of feet of his platform, she stopped and prepared to spe
