Something similar to this happened in Randolph County, Alabama several years ago. My homestead is located in the northern part of that county, about 15 miles from the county seat of Wedowee. The high school burned mysteriously but was rebuilt, brand new. The principal who threatened to ban the interracial prom was soon promoted by popular election to superintendent of schools. After less than one term he retired.

I believe the best thing we can do in a situation like this is to be the best neighbor we can be. Temporary fixes temporarily empower people no better prepared for power than the ones who previously abused them. Progress is very slow if it even exists. Having grown up in the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama I can't see that there has been any progress at all. Is US society any better now than it was in 1965? Only Jesus gives me peace and hope. I can only trust Him. Everything else reminds me of the last days of the tower of Babel.

God grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, to courage to change what I can and the wisdom to know the difference.