Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
Charleston Church Reopens
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A group sings outside of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
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Signatures are seen on a 'Charleston United' board outside of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
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Church members at the Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
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Church members wait for services to begin at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)