CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jenny Bennett had three simple rules for her three sons, and they had to be followed:Once you start something, you must finish. Don’t go anywhere without saying where you’ll be and who you’ll be with. Always protect your siblings, as they protect you.This was survival in Cooleemee, N.C., a town of fewer than 1,000 in Davie County, 35 miles southwest of Winston-Salem. As the single mother of an interracial family, Bennett saw horrifying things while raising oldest son Raheem and twins Cody and Caleb.One Sunday morning she awoke to a cross smoldering in her front yard. That was…
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