JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man arrested in the burning of an African-American church that was spray-painted with the words “Vote Trump” is a member of the congregation, the […]
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Mississippi Probe of Church Arson Advances Amid Secrecy
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A police chief in the Mississippi Delta says a “person of interest” is talking to investigators about the torching of an African-American church that was spray-painted […]
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Mayor Calls “Vote Trump’ Message & Fire at Mississippi Black Church a Cowardly Act
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) The mayor of a small Mississippi town is describing a fire at a black church that was also spray-painted with a “Vote Trump” message as a “hateful […]
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“Vote Trump” Painted on Wall of Fire-Damaged Mississippi Black Church
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP)—Authorities say a fire has partially damaged a Black church in Mississippi, and television images show “Vote Trump” spray-painted on an outside wall. Hopewell Baptist Church in Greenville, […]