Rememering the 2 yr anniversary of the #charleston9 #motheremmanuel #religion #violence #southcarolina #history pic.twitter.com/EvF7lm96bh
— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) June 17, 2017
Drums beat, a trumpet bellows and voices rise up in jubilant greeting of the morning, Pentecost Sunday. It’s a joyful day in the Christian church. Yet, here at Emanuel AME, sorrow still clings to the atmosphere, even two years later.
Memories of the nine who died here linger everywhere. They rest in worn spots on the pews. They float from the choir loft and resound from the pulpit. Downstairs in the fellowship hall, where blood flowed that night, bullet holes remain in the walls and tiles.
The date — June 17, 2015 — doesn’t feel very far away.