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Rev. Clementa Carlos Pinckney

Case from Charleston, SC dated Jun 17, 2015

Victim Details

Rev. Clementa Carlos Pinckney

Male

Black / African American

Charleston

SC

2015-06-17

41

Rev.

Clementa Carlos Pinckney

07/07/2026

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The Honorable Reverend Clementa Carlos Pinckney, a 41-year-old African American man, was a respected state senator and senior pastor of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. On the evening of June 17, 2015, he was leading a Bible study and prayer session at his church, a place of historical significance for the Black community. Earlier that day, he had been campaigning with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. As the evening service proceeded, a young w ...
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    I've been thinking about the Emanuel AME Church shooting and its aftermath, particularly how the com... ...Read More
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