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The scene outside Emanuel A.M.E. Church on Sunday, June 21, 2015 This page is an archive of ETV Radio and NPR reports related to the killing of nine members of Emanuel A. M. E. Church in Charleston, SC, on June 17, 2015.

Coverage of the Funeral for Sen. Clementa Pinckney, Part Two

South Carolina Public Radio | By Alfred Turner
Published June 29, 2015 at 11:08 AM EDT

This is podcast is part two of recorded coverage of the funeral of South Carolina Senator ClementaPinckney, June 26, 2015. Sen. Pinckney was pastor of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. He and eight members of his congregation were fatally shot along in a mass killing during evening bible study on Wednesday, June 17, 2015.

The funeral was broadcast live from the TD Arena at the College of Charleston, anchored by ETV's Beryl Dakers with Dr. Walter Edgar, professor emeritus of Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina, and ETV Radio's Russ McKinney. President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy.
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