Cross Burning, Federal Charges, and the State That Still Won’t Call It a Hate Crime

Monica Williams’ phone notifications wouldn’t stop dinging while in class. During her free moment from teaching, she checked her text messages. She learned that her former neighbor, Worden E. Butler had been indicted in April. Williams and her husband, Shawn, have accused Butler, who is white, of burning a cross in his backyard. “You are […] The post Cross Burning, Federal Charges, and the State That Still Won’t Call It a Hate Crime appeared first on Capital B News.