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
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.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date
- 2015-06-26
- Speakers
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Obama, Barack
- Broadcasters
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C-SPAN (Television network)
- Subjects
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Pinckney, Clementa C.
Emanuel AME Church (Charleston, S.C.)
Grace (Theology)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Mass shootings
South Carolina--Charleston
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:38:00
- Venue Note
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Broadcast 2015 June 26.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Related Titles
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Amazing grace (Hymn)
- Call Number
- Voice 32483
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b11791512
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