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Tag: Black Church Burned-Mississippi

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Mississippi Church Member Charged in ‘Vote Trump’ Arson

by Associated PressDecember 21, 2016January 25, 2022

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

by Associated PressNovember 3, 2016January 25, 2022

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

by Associated PressNovember 2, 2016January 25, 2022

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

by Associated PressNovember 2, 2016January 25, 2022

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, […]

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