Louisiana black church fires
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Three Louisiana black churches were set alight by a suspected arsonist between March 26 and April 4, 2019. The first fire occurred at St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre on March 26. Ten days later, two other historic black churches, Greater Union Baptist Church and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, were also set on fire—on April 2 and April 4 respectively. The suspect used gasoline at each church, destroying them completely.
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Louisiana black church fires
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Almost destroyed
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2019-03-26
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Map of USA highlighting Louisiana.svg
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Port Barre, Louisiana and Opelousas, Louisiana
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2019
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Arson on three religious buildings
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Holden Matthews
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Three Louisiana black churches were set alight by a suspected arsonist between March 26 and April 4, 2019. The first fire occurred at St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre on March 26. Ten days later, two other historic black churches, Greater Union Baptist Church and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, were also set on fire—on April 2 and April 4 respectively. The suspect used gasoline at each church, destroying them completely. Police arrested the suspect, the son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy, six days after the third fire. Holden Matthews, 21 years old, was charged with the destruction of the churches. While there was some speculation at first that the arson attacks were racially motivated, it was later determined that Matthews was influenced by Norwegian black metal musicians who committed similar attacks against Christian churches in the 1990s.
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