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The crime recalls the dark history of church burnings in the United States, which date back to before the Civil War when African-American churches in the South were targeted for being way stations on the Underground Railroad.
This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Miriam Davidson.