Mount Zion AME Church (Greeleyville, South Carolina)
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Mount Zion AME Church | |
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33°35′13″N 79°58′58″W / 33.58686°N 79.98284°W | |
Location | Greeleyville, South Carolina |
Country | United States |
Denomination | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
Architecture | |
Demolished | June 2015 |
Mount Zion AME Church was 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 rebuilt church. The church was destroyed by fire again in June 2015 after being struck by lightning during an electrical storm.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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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- Attacks on African-American churches
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- Buildings and structures destroyed in 2015
- Buildings and structures in Williamsburg County, South Carolina
- Church fires in the United States
- Churches completed in 1996
- Destroyed churches in the United States
- Ku Klux Klan crimes
- Religious buildings and structures in the United States destroyed by arson
- Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina
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