Witnesses spoke to reverend clementas cousin described in chilling detail how the 20yearold roof walked into the bible study, sat among the members for nearly an hour and then transformed the place of worship into a nightmare. He asked for the pastor, wheres the pastor . They showed him where the pastor was. He sat next to my cousin, reverend Clementa Pinckney throughout the entire bible study. She said he reloaded five different times. Her son was trying to talk him out of doing the act of killing people. And he just said i have to do it. He said, you rape our children and youre taking over our country and you have to go. A man identifying himself as roofs uncle told a producer late today that the alleged shooter has made their life a living hell. He said, we didnt see this coming, we had no clue. And i will say this i hope he gets whats coming to him. They got his ass now. Not only has he destroyed nine peoples lives and his own, hes destroyed his whole family. I hope he gets whats c
The reverend Clementa Pinckney had a beautiful voice. He had a big, big beautiful voice. The grandmothers prayer. Lord, let me be free of not me, my children, if not my children, my childrens children. Deferred gratification. So we have an obligation, a legacy to uphold. People who died so that we could have the right to vote. The people who sacrificed so that we could one day realize the dream of a black president , a black elected officials after segregation. We have an opportunity. I think it does our it does the memories a disservice if we do not vote. We dont have that we dont have that choice. We dont have that privilege to say our vote doesnt count because history tells us differently. Im sorry, but if god gave you a voice like that, god meant for you to be in charge of something. And he was. Pbs tonight released that footage of that interview they did with the reverend Clementa Pinckney for the series, the africanamericans. He was only 41 last night while murdered in his church
There are nine people who are murdered inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church here in charleston last night. Cynthia herd, 54. Manager of one of the busiest branches in the Charleston County Public Library system where she worked for 31 years. The lie rather will be renamed in her honor. Reverend Daniel Simmons sr. Died in the operating room. He was 74. Retired in 2005 as Charleston County director of the Community Development Block Grant Program which funds Affordable Housing and local development. She was a mother of four. Tawanza sanders, 26. He got a degree from the division of business administration. Myron thompson, 59, the wife of reverend anthony thompson, a nearby church in charleston. A mom to three children, a speech pathologist and coach for a Girls Track Team team outside charleston. Susie jackson was 87, at church with her sister who also died at the scene who was 70 years old. Finally, reverend pinckney, the pastor, first yore darrened at age 18 and was el
Voice. The grandmothers prayer. Lord let me be free of not me my children if not my children my childrens children. Deferred gratification. So we have an obligation a legacy to uphold. People who died so that we could have the right to vote. The people who sacrificed so that we could one day realize the dream of a black president , a black elected officials after segregation. We have an opportunity. I think it does our it does the mem raiseories a disservice if we do not vote. We dont have that we dont have that choice. We dont have that privilege to say our vote doesnt count because history tells us differently. Im sorry, but if god gave you a voice like that god meant for you to be in charge of something. And i was. Pbs tonight released that footage of that interview they did with the reverend Clementa Pinckney for the series the africanamericans. He was only 41 last night while murdered in his church leading a prayer service. He did everything in life very young. He had just graduat
Good morning, im melissa harrisperry. I want to begin this morning with the words of dr. Martin luther king jr. They have something to say to us in their death. They have something to say to every minister of the gospel who has remained silent behind the safe security of stained glass windows, they have something to say to every politician has fed his constituents the stale bread of hatred and the spoiled meat of racism. That we must substitute courage for caution. These are the words of dr. King offered to the grieving congregation gathered together amid the blistering pain and the incomprehensible loss of four little girls. Slaughtered in their Birmingham Sunday School by the bomb of southern white supremicists. Today, the words are not for four but for nine. Murdered as they gathered together in the familiar ritual of wednesday night bible study. Rechbd Clementa Pinckney 41. Reverend sharonda singleton, 45. Sanders, 26. Ethel lance, 70. Susie jackson, 87. Reverend depayne middletond