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t• •Ir a/ O �. .:a 2 HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA RESOLUTION DEPLORING THE ATTACKS ON BLACK CHURCHES AND CALLING FOR COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY IN OPPOSING SUCH UNLAWFUL ACTS WHEREAS,there have been a growing number of attacks on black churches in the South since 1990, including the burning of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Orange County in 1995, and WHEREAS, there have been more than 30 churches that have been attacked or vandalized in this year alone,with threats on churches in neighboring Durham County and the burning of Matthews Murkland Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, and WHEREAS, these attacks on the most revered and stable institutions of the African American community revive painful memories of church bombings during the Civil Rights Movement and earlier, have a chilling effect on the African American members of our community, and attempt to polarize residents of Orange County, and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners deplores such unlawful attacks and the atmosphere that gives rise to racially motivated violence, and is committed to ensuring that all its residents are free to live and worship without the threat of hate crimes, and WHEREAS the Orange County Board of Commissioners desires to continue promoting a climate in our community that finds such actions intolerable and that encourages mutual understanding and acceptance among all its residents, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners deplores the threats, vandalism and burning of black churches; opposes all forms of racially-motivated violence; and calls for community solidarity in opposing such unlawful acts and for a renewed commitment to mutual understanding and acceptance among all residents of Orange County. This, the 26th day of June, 1996. Moses Carey, Jr., Chair P.O. BOX 8181 • HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 919/732-8181