Henderson hid inside his law office downtown most of the day, awaiting a reply that never came. Late in the afternoon, as the shooting seemed to die down, he ventured outside to gauge the degree of danger. On the street, he encountered a white wholesale merchant he knew. “What does all this mean?” Henderson asked him. The merchant seemed oddly calm, as if it were just another weekday afternoon downtown. “Oh, it will be all right, Henderson,” he replied. “We have a new form of government now and the new mayor will see to it that order is restored. Tonight the streets will be patrolled by armed
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