NAACP president called fires ‘domestic terrorism’ as civil rights advocates believe black congregations are being targeted
After three churches in central Louisiana were destroyed by fire in little more than a week, civil rights advocates have expressed concern that black congregations are being targeted.
“We must not turn a blind eye to any incident where people are targeted because of the color of their skin or their faith,” said Derrick Johnson, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in a statement on Monday. He also referred to the fires as “domestic terrorism”.
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