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What Unity Looks Like in Charleston

Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
A man stands outside the Sunday service of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. on June 21, 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
A memorial for Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor on the fence outside of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. on June 21, 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
From left: Rev. Rob Schenck, Lucy McBath, and Patricia Hunter pray outside of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. on June 20, 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
A memorial for victims is seen outside of the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. on July 20, 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
Worshippers leave Sunday service at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. on June 21 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
A man holds a candle at the memorial for victims outside Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. on June 20, 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
A woman stands at the memorial for victims outside Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. on June 20, 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
Mt. Pleasant Police Chief Carl Ritchie and Jay Johnson of Black Lives Matter lead marchers up the Mt. Pleasant side of the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge in Charleston, S.C. on June 21, 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
Marchers hold hands on the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge in Charleston, S.C. on June 21, 2015.Dan Xeller
Charleston Shooting Memorial Emanuel AME Church
A girl stands with marchers on the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge in Charleston, S.C. on June 21, 2015.Dan Xeller

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