Pres. Barack Obama. Source: Pool / White House
Rev. Clementa Pinckney. Source: The State / Getty
President Barack Obama will eulogize Rev. Clementa Pinckney during the pastor and South Carolina state senator’s funeral on Friday. Pinckney was assassinated during bible study inside historic black church “Mother” Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal in Charleston last week. Pinckney was among the nine people shot to death at the church last Wednesday in what is being called a racial hate crime. Vice President Joe Biden will also attend Friday’s funeral.
Dylann Storm Roof. Source: Google / Google
Gov. Nikki Haley. Source: Joe Raedle / Getty
Shooting suspect Dylann Roof is in custody. Video has surfaced showing Roof sitting next to Pinckney during the bible study as well as several photos that show the suspect posing with a Confederate flag. A rally will be held later today at South Carolina’s state capitol emphasizing the call to “take it down.” Protesters will chant in an effort to urge lawmakers in the state’s legislature to change state law and take down that Confederate battle flag that currently flies on the Capitol grounds. On Monday, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley called for the removal of the flag. In her speech, she noted the complicated sentiments behind the Confederate flag, but said the fact that it causes so much pain is enough to remove it.
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