Church Burnings

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of black churches being burned in my own state when I was a child.” Ironically, historians and civil rights activists in Arkansas could find no mention of any church arsons in the state during his childhood. Furthermore, Al Gore was quoted “For a very large number of the burnings, what you will find ultimately, I predict, is that a common thread of underlying racism is present.”(Elven 2)
“The had all the makings of a great story: mystery, race, religion and an eerie echo of the past.”(Heyboer 1). Michael Fumento a journalist for the Wall Street Journal wrote, “It appears that the public may be finally catching on that the black church burning epidemic of 1996 is actually one of the biggest hoaxes to come along in years.” In fact, independent investigations by several reporters, including those at the Associated press, The New Yorker and USA Today have revealed no plague and little evidence of racism. Michael Kelly, reported that fires at churches both white and black had ...

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