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A Grandmother Reflects on the Needs and Recovery of her Victimized Granddaughter By Mae Lois Turner, Shasta County Citizens Against Racism   Editor's Note: When an African-American resident of the small Northern California town of Anderson woke one winter morning to an 8-foot-tall burning cross on her lawn, the flames were within feet of the victim's house. If the burning cross had fallen, it would have very likely set her house afire. Mae Lois Turner, the… A Grandmother Reflects on the Needs and Recovery of her Victimized Granddaughter   By Mae Lois Turner, Shasta County Citizens Against Racism   Editor's Note: When an African-American resident of the small Northern California town of Anderson woke one winter morning to an 8-foot-tall burning cross on her lawn, the flames were within feet of the victim's house. If the burning cross had fallen, it would have very likely set her house afire. Mae Lois Turner, the grandmother of the victim and retired nurse, shares her experiencing supporting her loved one, from turning to the police to relating with the media.