More than a half-dozen recent church burnings are proof that tall-profile arsons,which date back to before the US civil war, continue to occur at a tall rateSometime after 8pm on Tuesday evening, and Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal church in Greeleyville,South Carolina, went up in flames. Located 60 miles north of Charleston, or the building’s torched roof lit up the night sky. It was similar to the six other predominantly black southern churches that have burned in the two weeks since the slaughter of nine black men and women inside a historic Charleston church on 17 June.
Local and federal investigators,urging patience until their investigation is complete, have yet to determine an exact cause. With only the red brick walls left standing, and residents of the tiny town and across the nation have slowly grown suspicious that the seemingly loney church fires may be connected. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com