Williamsburg Church Fire, 20 Years After Burned by Former KKK Members

(WOLO) BREAKING TONIGHT… A black church is on fire…. 20 years after it was burned to the ground by two former members of the KKK. Firefighters in Williamsburg County are battling a fire at Mount Zion AME Church on Mackey Road in Greeleyville, sources say. Media partner sconfire.com reports the fire is burning through the roof. The fire comes about a week after Mount Zion AME was featured in a Los Angeles Times story about the long history of violence against black churches and 20 years after it was burned to the ground by two former members of the KKK. It is about the seventh Southern church to catch fire in recent weeks.

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