Moving Images From Harlem Vigil For Victims Of Charleston Church Shooting

June 21, 2015

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Mourners pray in Harlem for the nine people were murdered by Dylan Storm Roof, 21, from Lexington, South Carolina at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal church, in Charleston South Carolina on Thursday, June 18th, 2015.

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 18:  Clergy leaders march during a prayer vigil for the nine victims of last night's shooting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina June 18, 2015 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.  Dylann Storm Roof, 21, of Lexington, South Carolina, who allegedly attended a prayer meeting at the church for an hour before opening fire and killing three men and six women, was arrested today. Among the dead is the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a state senator and a pastor at Emanuel AME, the oldest black congregation in America south of Baltimore, according to the National Park Service.   (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 18:  18: A man watches as mourners pray at a vigil for the nine victims of last night's shooting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina June 18, 2015 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.  Dylann Storm Roof, 21, of Lexington, South Carolina, who allegedly attended a prayer meeting at the church for an hour before opening fire and killing three men and six women, was arrested today. Among the dead is the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a state senator and a pastor at Emanuel AME, the oldest black congregation in America south of Baltimore, according to the National Park Service.   (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 18:  Mourners pray during a vigil for the nine victims of last night's shooting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina June 18, 2015 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.  Dylann Storm Roof, 21, of Lexington, South Carolina, who allegedly attended a prayer meeting at the church for an hour before opening fire and killing three men and six women, was arrested today. Among the dead is the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a state senator and a pastor at Emanuel AME, the oldest black congregation in America south of Baltimore, according to the National Park Service.   (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Mourners In Harlem Hold Prayer Service And Vigil For Victims Of Charleston Church Shooting

Mourners In Harlem Hold Prayer Service And Vigil For Victims Of Charleston Church Shooting

Mourners In Harlem Hold Prayer Service And Vigil For Victims Of Charleston Church Shooting

Mourners In Harlem Hold Prayer Service And Vigil For Victims Of Charleston Church Shooting

Mourners In Harlem Hold Prayer Service And Vigil For Victims Of Charleston Church Shooting

Mourners In Harlem Hold Prayer Service And Vigil For Victims Of Charleston Church Shooting

“Blessed are those who dwell in thy house,” a preacher told those gathered for the first service since nine people were murdered.

Photo credits: Eric Thayer/Getty Images.


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