U.S. President Barack Obama is urging all Americans to take the example of Reverend Clementa Pickney and break the silence on key issues including guns and racism.
He spoke at the funeral for the pastor of Emanuel American Methodist Episcopal Church, where Rev. Pinckney and 8 others were shot to death during Wednesday night Bible study on June 17.
Our U.S. Correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:
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In closing his eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney and the eight other victims, U.S. President Barack Obama urged Americans to use them as an inspiration for change.
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U.S. President Barack Obama urged South Carolina and others to remove the Confederate flag, first flown during America's civil war 150 years ago.
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U.S. President Barack Obama said it's time to change the unique mayhem of gun violence in America.
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U.S. President Barack Obama led the crowd in singing "Amazing Grace"
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OUT: ...like me!"
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