How a music genre known as black metal came to be related to church burnings
- Written by Jason C. Bivins, Professor, North Carolina State University
The burnt ruins of the St. Mary Baptist Church, one of three that recently burned down in Louisiana.AP Photo/Gerald HerbertWhen three historically African American churches were burned down recently in southern Louisiana, it evoked memories of the violence of the civil rights era.
A 21-year-old white male, Holden Matthews, was later arrested on...
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