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DR. POWERS: The church begins as an effort to promote
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Emanuel

The church beginsas an effort to promote not only religious liberation,but also social...

DR. POWERS: The church begins
as an effort to promote not only religious liberation,
but also social justice. So, the AME church
was an antislavery church

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DR. POWERS: The church begins as an effort to promote
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not only religious liberation, but also social justice.
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So, the AME church was an antislavery church.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:48
Uploaded
Jun 18, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
JuVee Productions,Arbella Studios,Fiction Pictures,Unanimous Media

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Movie Summary

An inside look at the tragic event that took place in Charleston, South Carolina at the Emanuel AME Church, where 9 innocent churchgoers were gunned down.
MAN: Mother Emanuel is the oldest AME church in the South. - Emanuel 00:13
MAN: Mother Emanuel is the oldest AME church in the South.
MAN: And it was the first freestanding black church in the South. - Emanuel 00:27
MAN: And it was the first freestanding black church in the S...
FRAZIER: Denmark Vesey was an enslaved man - Emanuel 01:01
FRAZIER: Denmark Vesey was an enslaved man
And they became the objects of white terrorism. - Emanuel 00:22
And they became the objects of white terrorism.
That people's minister. - Emanuel 00:12
That people's minister.
REVEREND CLEMENTA PINCKNEY: Freedom to worship and freedom from sin. - Emanuel 00:11
REVEREND CLEMENTA PINCKNEY: Freedom to worship and freedom f...
And sometimes, you got to make noise to do that. - Emanuel 00:05
And sometimes, you got to make noise to do that.
Sometimes, you maybe have to die like Denmark Vesey to do that. - Emanuel 00:05
Sometimes, you maybe have to die like Denmark Vesey to do th...
Sometimes, you have to march, struggle and be unpopular to do that. - Emanuel 00:25
Sometimes, you have to march, struggle and be unpopular to d...
The church was the first target, - Emanuel 00:16
The church was the first target,
LANCE COLLIER: The night of the shooting, - Emanuel 00:08
LANCE COLLIER: The night of the shooting,
So, me and my husband got home, my phone ring. - Emanuel 00:04
So, me and my husband got home, my phone ring.
She said, "Nadine, you talked to Mom today?" - Emanuel 00:21
She said, "Nadine, you talked to Mom today?"
"Nadine, please call me, it's an emergency." - Emanuel 00:08
"Nadine, please call me, it's an emergency."
Before my husband could stop, I was already out of the car, - Emanuel 00:07
Before my husband could stop, I was already out of the car,
He said, "Ma'am, I can't let you go back there." - Emanuel 00:15
He said, "Ma'am, I can't let you go back ther...
When we got there, they had the hospital blocked off. - Emanuel 00:04
When we got there, they had the hospital blocked off.
So, it'd been about... Three or four hours went past. - Emanuel 00:04
So, it'd been about... Three or four hours went past.
Now, I hear my niece call me back, and she said, - Emanuel 00:20
Now, I hear my niece call me back, and she said,
I said, "Blah blah blah." They wouldn't let us know nothing. - Emanuel 00:04
I said, "Blah blah blah." They wouldn't let u...