Angel Of Greenwood

Angel marvels at the destruction around her as she runs through the streets of Greenwood, telling everyone she passes to gather at the church. She now doubts Booker T. Washington’s approach, seeing this destruction of a community that she thought had proved him right. Angel sees Truly Barney alone and scared on the road. She says her dad went back inside their burning house to help her mom, and it’s been a long time. Angel sees someone inside, so she crawls in through a window.

More people near Mrs. Edward’s house keep waking up, amazed that this destruction could happen in their community. Isaiah thinks it’s not surprising at all; it makes sense to him that their community, being one of the most affluent Black communities, would be targeted. Muggy appears and, instead of causing mischief, says he also feels indebted to Mrs. Edward. He breaks her door down with an ax.

Angel finds Mrs. Arnold, Truly’s mom, unconscious and drags her outside. She attempts to perform CPR on her, thinking of what Truly’s life would be like if she lost her whole family at such a young age. She pleads with Mrs. Arnold to come back so she can raise her daughter, and miraculously, she wakes up.