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Clementa C. Pinckney [1973-2015] American

Rank: 105
Politician, Former Member of the South Carolina Senate

Clementa Carlos "Clem" Pinckney was a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District from 2000 until his murder in 2015. He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1997 through 2000.
Pinckney was a senior pastor at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. in Charleston. On June 17, 2015, Pinckney was murdered in a mass shooting at an evening Bible study at his church. U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy at Pinckney's memorial in his honor nine days later.

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Loving God is never separate from loving our brothers and sisters. It's always the same.		101
Could we not argue that America is about freedom, whether we live it out or not, but it really is about freedom, equality and the pursuit of happiness. And that's what church is all about.	Equality	102
It is my hope that as South Carolina senators, that we will stand up for what is best and good about our state.		103
Our calling is not just within the walls of the congregation, but we are part of the life and community in which our condition resides.		104
I hope I can live up to the faith that has been put in me to do a good job.		105
We have a legacy to uphold: the people who died so that we could have the right to vote; the people who sacrificed so that we would one day realize the dream of a black president.		106
I see everything I do as an extension of the ministry. It's all about service.		107
In the community, in the African-American community, one person ought to say something, and that is the minister. The minister is paid by the people. He doesn't work for a big company. He doesn't represent a particular special interest.		108
What this denomination stands for is, really, is the universal vision of all people being treated fairly under the law as God sees us in His sight.		109
God is no respecter of persons or causes.		110
Our people expect the best of us. They send us to take care of the people's business, and those of us who take hold of that responsibility understand that's what it's really about.		111
I always felt God had called me to serve within the church because of what the church stands for. This has always been home.		112
We don't see ourselves as just a place where we come to worship but as a beacon and a bearer of the culture and a bearer of what makes us a people. But I like to say that this is not necessarily unique to us. It is really what America is all about.		113

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