Getty + Cassie SkorasGetty Images At first, yesterday seemed like a beacon of hope. The grassroots momentum that started off as a quiet rumble demanding change had grown into the roar of getting it done. It was no small feat to unseat Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. Multicultural coalitions, helmed by Black organizers and including AAPI and Latinx leaders, showed what is possible when you fight voter suppression and invest in bridging communities instead of dividing them. The labor of love from organizations like Fair Fight Action, New Georgia Project, and so many others just gave President-elect Joe Biden the best conditions he could have hoped for: a fighting chance in the Senate and congressional control should the Democrats remain aligned. This is monumental, and we aren’t the only ones who realized that. So it was no surprise to anyone who is a student of history when a group of white people—mostly, but not exclusively, men, and some armed—