Man Is Indicted in 10 Church Fires in Indiana and Georgia, One in Which a Firefighter Died
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/21/us/man-indicted-10-church-fires-indiana-georgia-one-which-firefighter-died.html
Firestorm A Review of the 1996 Church Fire Scare
Posted on 5/29/2002,
During the summer of 1996, Americans were deluged with thousands of newspaper, magazine and television reports that racists were torching black churches* throughout the South.
This article traces the origins and events of what appears to have been a remarkably effective campaign of disinformation.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/691591/posts
FYI - your work!