how do the logan children react to tjs story?what else could they have done?why doesnt the white mob lynch tj

At first they are skeptical and don't quite know what to think. After, they believe TJ. Stacey wants him to stay and get Big Ma to fix his injuries but TJ insists that he has to go home. Finally, Stacey agrees to walk him home. Cassie insists on following, and then Little Man and Christopher-John wake up and decide to come too.