Arsonists Burn Thirty Black Church in Eighteen Months
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Crime, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Race, Ethnicity, Racism
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: North Carolina
- Date: June 6, 1996
Article abstract: An arsonist burned the sanctuary of the Matthews-Murkland Presbyterian Church, prompting the federal government to intensify efforts to stop church arson in the 1990’s.
Burning Churches
Church arson occurred frequently in the twentieth century. Many African American churches in the South were targets of racial violence during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Some supporters of segregation expressed their anger at legal decisions that initiated integration of public facilities by vandalizing black churches....
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