Burning Faith : Church Arson in the American South /

In the 1990s, churches across the southeastern United States were targeted and set ablaze. These arsonists predominately targeted African American congregations. Using oral histories newspaper accounts and government reports, this book tells the story of the fires and analyzes the events and their a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strain, Christopher B., 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Race relations.
Hate crimes.
Church buildings > Fires and fire prevention.
Arson.
African Americans > Crimes against.
African American churches > Fires and fire prevention.
Églises noires americaines > Incendies et prevention des incendies > États-Unis (Sud)
Crimes haineux > États-Unis (Sud)
Noirs americains > Crimes contre > États-Unis (Sud)
Crimes d'incendie > États-Unis (Sud)
Arson > Southern States.
Church buildings > Fires and fire prevention > Southern States.
African Americans > Crimes against > Southern States.
Hate crimes > Southern States.
African American churches > Fires and fire prevention > Southern States.
Southern States.
États-Unis (Sud) > Relations raciales.
Southern States > Race relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. fire
  • 2. fear
  • 3. faith
  • 4. doubt
  • 5. law
  • 6. strength
  • 7. hope.

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