It was a hotter than usual 4th of July on the streets of Jacksonville in the year 1892.  In fact, the city was dangerously close to igniting into a racial inferno.  The soupy summer air was ripe for lynching and if not for the organized resistance of the black population and the quick action of Sheriff Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Jacksonville might easily have descended into an explosion of blood-red 4th of July fireworks.