Not User-Friendly
Civil rights activist Don Jackson of Tallahassee, Florida, said, “The church burnings in the South are part of a consistent pattern of hate crimes against minorities in this country. Churches in particular are targeted because they are visible symbols of community.” Ted Eagans, co-founder of Lift Every Voice Inc., a human rights advocacy group (see “Human Rights Advocates Recognized”), told Freedom, “There is a pattern of activity. The federal government does have the ability to investigate patterns of activity. That the only effective action is happening from local and state levels is cause for concern.” Dr. Arthur A. Fletcher, former chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, told Freedom that the church burnings are symptomatic of the fires of racism which have yet to be fully extinguished in America. “I have personally never found law enforcement to be user-friendly where blacks are concerned,” he said. But Fletcher, like many other human rights leaders, is hopeful. “This seems to be the darkest hour before the sunshine,” he said. “The overt and covert racists are having their last hurrah. The church bombings are going to cause religions to join forces. We can expect to see a giant step in terms of the religious community coming together to reduce discrimination to insignificance.” Many hope he is right. It is likely that this is just what it will take to resolve the root problem and make America safe for religious minorities.
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