Three Men Indicted for Racially Motivated Church Burning
The Northeast U.S. has suddenly experienced a wave of racially motivated crimes. We reported on a murder spree just last week. Boston is no stranger to racism towards African Americans but it seems like other cities in Massachusetts are also not immune. Less than 2 hours away in Springfield, a town is coming to grips with a racially motivated arson attack against a predominantly African American Church. Macedonia Church of God in Christ’s newly completed building was burned to the ground by 3 racist arsonists, Benjamin Haskell, 22, Michael Jacques, 24, and Thomas Gleason, 21, all residents of the town. Read more
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