Mother Emanuel AME Church
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Mother Emanuel AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal congregation in Charleston, South Carolina, known as one of the oldest Black churches in the South and the site of the 2015 racially motivated mass shooting.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African Methodist Episcopal church
ⓘ
Black church ⓘ church ⓘ historic site ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| affiliation | African Methodist Episcopal denomination ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Emanuel AME Church
NERFINISHED
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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType | church building ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | civil rights and racial justice ⓘ |
| attackDate | June 17, 2015 ⓘ |
| attackType | mass shooting ⓘ |
| category | Historic Black church in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityRole | center of African American religious life in Charleston ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | African Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Black Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventOccurredHere | 2015 Charleston church shooting ⓘ |
| foundingAffiliation | African Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingCommunity | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
community center
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| governingBody | African Methodist Episcopal Church hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasCongregationType | predominantly African American congregation ⓘ |
| heritage | African American religious heritage ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
one of the oldest African Methodist Episcopal congregations in the South
ⓘ
symbol of Black resilience and faith in the American South ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
Charleston County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| memorializedFor | victims of the 2015 Charleston church shooting ⓘ |
| motiveOfAttack | racially motivated hatred ⓘ |
| nickname | Mother Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
2015 racially motivated mass shooting
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being one of the oldest Black churches in the South ⓘ historic African Methodist Episcopal congregation ⓘ role in African American religious life ⓘ |
| numberOfFatalities | 9 ⓘ |
| perpetratorDescription | white supremacist gunman ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfServices | English ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Methodist ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| victimGroup | African American worshippers ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | Methodist liturgical tradition ⓘ |
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