A historic black church burns near Charleston, the latest in a spate of fires
Flames ravaged a historic black church just north of Charleston, S.C., Tuesday evening for four hours as fire crews from two counties battled to get the blaze under control.“It’s gone,” local state senator Cezar McKnight told the Charleston Post and Courier, as he watched smoke billow from the roof of the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, a modest congregation in the tiny town of Greeleyville. “They don’t know the cause yet, but I am hoping for the best.Read full article >>