A burning cross leaves vision of hatred

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One night when I was seven years old I saw a big fire in the house across the alley. My parents and I rushed over and saw a huge cross burning in the middle of south Broadway in front of our friend’s house. Men in sheets and white spiked headdress were marching around and shouting. Our neighbor was a popular doctor and he was also mayor of Englewood. His “crime?” He was Jewish. Many years later, in high school, I finally understood what had happened that frightful night. The Ku Klux Klan was showing its power and its hatred.

henri@henriettahay.com @ March 11, 2010