U.S. President Barack Obama eulogizes Reverend Clementa C. Pinckney, one of nine victims in the June 17, 2015 shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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President Barack Obama eulogizes South Carolina State Senator, the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Senior Pastor at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and one of nine victims in the June 17, 2015 shootings at the church. Obama praises Pinckney's life long commitment to equality and justice, his public service, and his contributions to the Charleston community. Obama ends by talking about the power of grace, leads the audience in singing "Amazing Grace," then reads the names of the nine who were killed.

Date Issued:

2015-06-26T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

South Carolina and Charleston

Subject Topic:

Influence, Grace (Theology), and Mass shootings

Subject Name:

Pinckney, Clementa C. and Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.)

Language:

English

Rights:

No Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5wd3rb4s