It was a call for unity Thursday night — and the community answered. 

Nearly 150 people braved the raindrops to walk from The Bottom on West Jackson Street to the steps of the Historic Thomas County Courthouse, all in a show of a unity. 

There were young people and older people, blacks and whites together among the crowd. 

“We can’t we see each other as one?” declared Rev. Terry Scott, the rally’s organizer. 

Even in a time of social distancing, there was togetherness and not just unity but community. 

“It is time that we should walk the streets together, and help their brother if he is falling down,” Rev. Scott implored the crowd. “Start standing up for your brother and sister. Remember, we are all one.”

Scott said it’s time for a long talk and acknowledged it may be uncomfortable. “But I’m confident we’re going to be all right,” he said. 

Scott, an Army veteran who served in Iraq, encouraged the crowd not to burn and tear down the city but rather, to “come together and talk about it. We are going to build the city up together. We are not going to tear it down.”

Given the crowd that was there — and maybe those who were there in spirit — perhaps those steps to make a community that embraces all and uplifts all are about to be made.