After giving an incredible eulogy at the funeral for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the nine people killed by 21-yr-old Dylann Roof in a historic Charleston church on June 17, President Barack Obama led the mourners in a heartfelt rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
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Mourners pay their respects at the casket of Senator Clementa Pinckney as he lies in state inside the rotunda of the State Capitol in Columbia, South Carolina.
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The Emanuel A.M.E Church in Charleston, South Carolina bade farewell to its slain head pastor, Clementa Pinckney today on June 26.
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Senior Pastor, Rev. Clementa Pinckney, speaks to those gathered during the Watch Night service at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina on December 31, 2012.
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The alleged hate crime that took their lives has prompted a movement across the country to remove symbols of the Confederacy from public places.
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