Many victims made frantic escapes like that of Eliza and the children. A number of families made short-term decisions for individuals to leave immediately after they were attacked. Absconding saved lives and gave survivors a chance to report the violence to local and state authorities who might end it. But dislocation also deprived family members of the social and economic support they needed after a strike. Displacement put families in financial free fall. If the violence in their communities did not abate and authorities’ apathy forced them to lower their expectations for judicial redress,
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