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The desk of S.C. Sen. Clementa Pinckney is draped in black cloth with a single rose and vase in an empty chamber prior to a Senate session, Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. Pinckney was killed, Wednesday in a shooting at an historic black church in Charleston.

Slain Charleston Church Pastor Heard Calling At Early Age

The Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was also a state senator, was among nine people killed in a shooting Wednesday. In 2001, he said he was called to preach at age 13 and wanted "to make a difference."

The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., has overcome fire, earthquakes and hurricanes in its nearly 200-year history.

'Mother Emanuel' Church Suffers A New Loss In Charleston

The church that was the scene of Wednesday's mass shooting has survived a string of challenges, from racism to an earthquake. Emanuel took its current name at the end of the Civil War.

An undated handout photo provided by the Berkeley County, S.C., government on Thursday shows 21-year-old Dylann Roof of Columbia, S.C. Roof has been identified as the suspect in a shooting at an African-American church in Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday.

Police Arrest Suspect In Charleston Church Shooting

Police say a gunman opened fire and killed nine people during a Wednesday prayer meeting at one of the city's oldest historically black churches. They've arrested 21-year-old Dylann Roof.

What We Know So Far About Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof

The 21-year-old suspect in the deadly shooting at one of Charleston, S.C.'s oldest historically black churches had previously been arrested on suspicion of drug possession and trespassing.

The sun rising behind the steeple of Emanuel AME Church the morning after nine people were shot and killed inside.

Denmark Vesey And The History Of Charleston's 'Mother Emanuel' Church

In 1822, Vesey, a carpenter and former slave who bought his own freedom with lottery winnings, tried to organize what could have been the nation's biggest slave revolt.

Mourners pass by a makeshift memorial on the sidewalk in front of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

In Charleston, A City Gathers To Mourn, Try To Understand Mass Shooting

The community began to try to pick up the pieces, in the days after a gunman opened fire at a historically black church, killing nine people.

Charleston residents visit a makeshift memorial for victims of Wednesday's mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church on Calhoun Steet in Charleston, S.C.

The Victims: 9 Were Slain At Charleston's Emanuel AME Church

Pastors, parishioners, a coach, a librarian, a graduate: Authorities identify the nine people who were shot and killed during a Bible study at a Charleston, S.C., church on Wednesday night.

Saying that it's time to "confront the racism in our midst," NAACP National President Cornell William Brooks called on South Carolina to stop flying the Confederate flag on the grounds of its State House.

Confederate Flag 'Has To Come Down' In S.C., NAACP Leader Says

Calling Wednesday's killing of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C., a hate crime, the head of the NAACP says it's not appropriate for South Carolina to keep flying the Confederate flag.

Jon Stewart, Jamelle Bouie, And Others Weigh In On The Charleston Massacre

We rounded up a few sharp thoughts in the wake of Wednesday night's horrific attack on a historic black church.

Charleston Church To Hold Sunday Service And Deliver 'Message Of Hope'

Charleston's Emanuel AME Church will reopen for the first time since Wednesday night's mass shooting. The suspect, Dylann Roof, remains in custody under a suicide watch.

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