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So where are we in the story? Election day 1948 had started with hope for the Black community,

but their choice for governor Melvin Thompson had lost, and the heir apparent to the

Talmud's dynasty still echoing his father's white supremacy, hermit knowledge, would soon take office.

And for some of the black men who did vote, despite warnings, there were dire consequences.

John Harris, the handyman, returned home to find that his wife had nailed up the house with the

kids inside. He joined them, fearful of what might happen next. Dover Carter, head of the NWA

CP, had been stopped on a winding road and severely beaten by two white men.

And his good friend Isaiah Nixon, the farmer, had been shot three times, was critically injured,

and was fighting for his life at a hospital in Dublin, Georgia. Dover Carter goes there,

sees Nixon, and hears about his terrifying day.

Now Dover Carter is faced with a decision. Head back home, back to his farm and his family near

Austin, or tell authorities what he's heard. But what authority would he tell? Dover Carter

remain a man on a mission, but now having seen Isaiah Nixon struggling to live, his mission had

changed dramatically. Leaving Clakston Hospital, Dover Carter made a critical decision. He headed

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