. ▁Th ur good ▁Marshall ▁( direct or ▁– general ▁for ▁the ▁NA AC P ▁Leg al ▁Def ense ▁and ▁Education ▁Fund ) ▁said ▁" Ge orge , ▁your ▁law y ers ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ones ▁going ▁to ▁j ail ▁instead ▁of ▁us ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁sc rew ed ▁the ▁case ▁up ." ▁A ▁strong ▁diss ent ing ▁opinion ▁by ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Warren ▁prompt ed ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Governor ▁Luther ▁H od ges ▁to ▁comm ute ▁the ▁j ail ▁sentences ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁surv iving ▁pla int iffs . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁club house ▁was ▁burn ed ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁Judge ▁Hay es ' ▁order ▁to ▁integrate ▁the ▁course , ▁the ▁Fire ▁Marshall ▁condem ned ▁the ▁entire ▁facility . ▁Gre ens bor o ' s ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁recre ation ▁business , ▁eventually ▁s elling ▁the ▁property ▁on ▁which ▁nine ▁of ▁the ▁holes ▁were ▁built . ▁It ▁took ▁seven ▁years , ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁completely ▁new ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁ple ading ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁community , ▁including ▁former ▁pro ▁Er nie ▁Edwards , ▁to ▁get ▁G illes pie ▁re open ed . ▁On ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁nine ▁remaining ▁holes ▁at ▁G illes pie ▁wel com ed ▁golf ers ▁again . ▁Sim kins ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁to ▁te e ▁off . ▁ ▁" It ' s ▁about ▁time ", ▁he ▁said ▁before ▁striking ▁the ▁ball . ▁ ▁Sim kins ▁et ▁al . ▁v . ▁Gre ens