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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

8:47pm June 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

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.

The Rev. Clementa Pinckney, pictured in 2012, was among those killed Wednesday in a shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. Pinckney was the church's pastor and a state senator.

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Slain Charleston Church Pastor Heard Calling At Early Age

8:47pm June 20, 2015

by Brian Naylor

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."

An undated handout photo provided by the Berkeley County, S.C., government shows Dylann Roof at an unknown location.

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What We Know So Far About Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof

8:45pm June 20, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

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.

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

8:44pm June 20, 2015

by Kat Chow

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.

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President Obama pauses while speaking in the White House Briefing Room about the church shooting in Charleston, S.C.

Obama Mourns Charleston Victims, But Laments 'Politics' Of Gun Control

8:44pm June 20, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

After a shooting at a Charleston, S.C., church left nine dead, President Obama noted, "Mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries," but tighter gun controls in the U.S. were unlikely.

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

8:44pm June 20, 2015

by NPR Staff

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.

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

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Kinsey Clarke

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

Dylann Roof appears via video before a judge in North Charleston, S.C, today. The 21-year-old man accused of killing nine people inside a black church in Charleston made his first court appearance and bail was set for $1 million on a charge of weapons pos

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$1 Million Bond For Charleston Church Shooting Suspect

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Dylann Roof appeared via videolink for a court hearing today, where he stood expressionless as victims' family members poured out their emotions.

A Confederate flag that's part of a Civil War memorial on the grounds of the South Carolina State House flies during a Martin Luther King Day rally in 2008. The state is under fire for continuing to fly the flag.

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

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

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.

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'Hate Won't Win': Shock and Mourning In Charleston

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

After an emotional day in Charleston, the city remembers victims of a mass shooting with an evening prayer vigil. It comes after a dramatic hearing where the suspect made a first court appearance.

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