Shortly after the birth of his grandson Robert, his son and daughter in law came to visit from Cleveland. Their grandson was baptized Catholic because the babies mother Mary was also Catholic. After dark they heard commotion from their Sharrott Road yard out by the road and looked out to see a cross burning. Van went out to confront the group of men, knowing that they were members of the local Ku Klux Klan. They didn't like Catholics or blacks. Sadly what hurt Van the most was when he came back inside and told his family that he recognized many of the voices as friends, neighbors, and people he had known his entire life. They hid their faces but not their identities.
Shortly after the birth of his grandson Robert, his son and daughter in law came to visit from Cleveland. Their grandson was baptized Catholic because the babies mother Mary was also Catholic. After dark they heard commotion from their Sharrott Road yard out by the road and looked out to see a cross burning. Van went out to confront the group of men, knowing that they were members of the local Ku Klux Klan. They didn't like Catholics or blacks. Sadly what hurt Van the most was when he came back inside and told his family that he recognized many of the voices as friends, neighbors, and people he had known his entire life. They hid their faces but not their identities.
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