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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Founded in 1816, Mother Emanuel is the oldest AME church in the South and one of the oldest Black congregations in the United States. A site of Denmark Vesey's 1822 freedom conspiracy and the 2015 racially-motivated massacre of nine worshippers by a white supremacist, it stands as a continuous testament to Black faith, resistance, and resilience.
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The myth this site refutes: that the Black church was only spiritual. These buildings were courtrooms, schools, organizing halls, and sanctuaries.
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