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What the Louisiana Church Burnings Reveal about Race in America

What the Louisiana Church Burnings Reveal about Race in America

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May 09, 2019
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Race colors the very fabric of America. It punctuates our social, national, political, and religious life. Recently, in my home state of Louisiana, a 21-year-old white male set ablaze three historically Black churches in Port Barre and Opelousas in St. Landry Parish. This violence initiated yet another moment of public reflection and reckoning.

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