"The Mother Emanuel tragedy highlighted the racial issues that continue to exist in a city so often praised for its gentility. With the passing of each anniversary, we simply cannot let those issues remain unaddressed."https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/call-to-action-on-third-anniversary-of-emanuel-ame-tragedy/article_1302caec-6d81-11e8-a2a0-136facd92f81.html …
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Rev. Clementa Pinckney: "A state senator & the senior pastor of Emanuel, he was married to Jennifer Benjamin & the father of two children, Eliana & Malana. He was a 1995 graduate of Allen University and got his master's degree at the University of South Carolina in 1999." -
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Cynthia Hurd: "According to the Charleston County Public Library, she was a 31-year employee who managed the John L. Dart Library for 21 years before heading the St. Andrews Regional Library. Hurd 'dedicated her life to serving and improving the lives of others.'" -
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Reverend Sharonda Coleman-Singleton: : "A pastor at Emanuel, she was also a speech therapist and high school girls track and field coach, both positions at Goose Creek High School." -
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Tywanza Sanders: He was a 2014 graduate in business administration from Allen University in Columbia. Lady June Cole, the interim president of Allen University, described him as "a quiet, well-known student who was committed to his education." -
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Ethel Lance: "She had attended Emanuel for most of her life and worked there as a custodian, as well. 'She was funny and a pleasure to be around. And she was a wonderful mother and grandmother.'" -
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Depayne Middleton Doctor: "The mother of 4 sang in Emanuel's choir. She had previously directed a community development program in Charleston County." -
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Rev. Daniel Simmons: "Simmons survived the initial attack but then died in a hospital operating room. He had previously been a pastor at another church in the Charleston area." -
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Myra Thompson: She was the wife of the Rev. Anthony Thompson, the vicar of Holy Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church in Charleston. -
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