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'Vote Trump' painted on black church set ablaze in Mississippi
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/us/mississippi-black-church-vandalized-vote-trump/(Note: The article reports the gofundme account (which had an original goal of $10,000) is over $87,000. Rachel Maddow is reporting it is over $93,000 now.)
(CNN)Police are investigating the burning of a black church in Mississippi during which vandals spray-painted "Vote Trump" on an exterior wall.
A 911 call reporting the fire at Hopewell Baptist Church in Greenville came in at about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.
Most of the damage to the 111-year-old church was to the sanctuary, pastor Carilyn Hudson said at a news conference.
"We do believe that God will allow us to build another sanctuary in that same place," she said, though the extent of the damage was unclear.