Alabama minister: New law has created one of Alabama's worst times since Jim Crow

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Scott Douglas, III, Executive Director of Greater Birmingham Ministries, told the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that Alabama's new anti-immigration law is a cynical effort to "put families on the run and divide them." Douglas compared the law to the fugitive slave acts, saying it has created "one of Alabama's worst times since Jim Crow."

According to Douglas, what got the attention of the African-American churches was a demand that churches not harbor, assist or aid illegal immigrants.

The difference between the old Crow laws and the anti-immigration laws, he said, is that "then you'd get prosecuted for helping people escape; now you get prosecuted for helping people come in." He said that the law is all in the name of instilling fear in people ...

http://www.goddiscussion.com/82735/alabama-minister-new-law-has-created-one-of-alabamas-worst-times-since-jim-crow/