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Creator United States Commission on Civil Rights. Mississippi Advisory Committee Subject African American churches--Fires and fire prevention--Mississippi

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1. Burning of African American churches in Mississippi and perceptions of race relations : executive summary of a community forum held July 10-11, 1996, Cleveland, Mississippi

Creator:: United States Commission on Civil Rights. Mississippi Advisory Committee
Date of Original:: 1996
Collection:: Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Thurgood Marshall Law Library