Title: Burning faith
Description: In the 1990s, churches across the southeastern United States were targeted and set ablaze. These arsonists predominately targeted African American congregations and captured the attention of the media nationwide. Using oral histories, newspaper accounts, and governmental reports, Christopher Strain gives a chronological account of the series of church fires.  Burning Faith considers the various forces at work, including government responses, civil rights groups, religious forces, and media coverage, in providing a thorough, comprehensive analysis of the events and their fallout. --from publisher description
Subjects: African American churches, African Americans, Arson, Church buildings, Crimes against, Fires and fire prevention, Hate crimes, Race relations, Southern States, African american churches, African americans, crimes against, Southern states, race relations
Places: Southern States