Mount Zion AME Church (Greeleyville, South Carolina)
Mount Zion AME Church is an African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina. The church building burned on June 20, 1995 as the result of arson by two Ku Klux Klan members. In 1996, President Bill Clinton traveled to Greeleyville for the dedication of the re-built church. The church was destroyed by fire again in June 2015 after being struck by lightning during an electrical storm.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Graham, David A. (July 1, 2015). "The Burning and Re-Burning of Mt. Zion Church". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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- African Methodist Episcopal churches in South Carolina
- Arson in South Carolina
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- Buildings and structures demolished in 2015
- Buildings and structures in Williamsburg County, South Carolina
- Burned places of worship in the United States
- Churches completed in 1996
- Destroyed churches
- Ku Klux Klan crimes
- Places of worship in the United States destroyed by arson
- 1996 establishments in South Carolina
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- Attacks on African-American churches