Black Church
Burning Project

A digital archive and public history project.

During the Civil Rights era, the Black Church was the backbone of civil rights organizing at the local level.

Therefore, congregations were targeted for terrorist attacks by white supremacist hate groups.

We are documenting the history of attacks on Black churches in the South during the Civil Rights era.

--Documented Cases

--States Represented

--Years Spanning

Black ChurchBurning Project