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Emanuel

I believe it wassomething in the order of 40*% of the slaves thatentered the United States...

I believe it was
something in the order of 40*% of the slaves that
entered the United States came through Charleston. At the point of the American
Revolution, the 13 colonies, only one of the colonies
had a black majority, and that was South Carolina. And the majority of the people
were not only black, but they were enslaved

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I believe it was something in the order
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of 40*% of the slaves that entered the United States
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came through Charleston.
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At the point of the American Revolution, the 13 colonies,
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only one of the colonies had a black majority,
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and that was South Carolina.
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And the majority of the people were not only black,
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but they were enslaved.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:23
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.
This has tremendous implications - Emanuel 00:15
This has tremendous implications
JOE RILEY: Charleston was at the center of the Civil War. - Emanuel 00:11
JOE RILEY: Charleston was at the center of the Civil War.
DR. POWERS: It was not just a matter of chance - Emanuel 00:42
DR. POWERS: It was not just a matter of chance
ANTHONY: I remember, - Emanuel 00:07
ANTHONY: I remember,
It was during the fall season, - Emanuel 00:04
It was during the fall season,
These great, big leaves. I used to like to go - Emanuel 00:14
These great, big leaves. I used to like to go
This particular Sunday, I heard somebody call my name. - Emanuel 00:05
This particular Sunday, I heard somebody call my name.
I turned around looking, didn't see anybody. - Emanuel 00:05
I turned around looking, didn't see anybody.
Then I kept kicking the leaves up and I heard my name again, - Emanuel 00:11
Then I kept kicking the leaves up and I heard my name again,
So, I turned back around. - Emanuel 00:14
So, I turned back around.
And she says, "Oh, we're going to have a preacher in the family." - Emanuel 00:05
And she says, "Oh, we're going to have a preacher ...
"I don't know who God talked to, - Emanuel 00:07
"I don't know who God talked to,
Every day. Every day. Every day. - Emanuel 00:05
Every day. Every day. Every day.
DR. POWERS: The black church in the South really proliferates - Emanuel 00:09
DR. POWERS: The black church in the South really proliferate...
And black people wanted to establish their own churches - Emanuel 00:18
And black people wanted to establish their own churches
Of the oppression that they undertook. - Emanuel 00:09
Of the oppression that they undertook.
MELVIN GRAHAM JR.: When you're raised up in the church, - Emanuel 00:24
MELVIN GRAHAM JR.: When you're raised up in the church,
Through the preacher, they could vicariously experience hope - Emanuel 00:10
Through the preacher, they could vicariously experience hope
DR. POWERS: The church begins as an effort to promote - Emanuel 00:14
DR. POWERS: The church begins as an effort to promote
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.