In Memoriam: Rev. Clementa Pinckney

A few touching moments from the late pastor's funeral.

The President Speaks  - President Obama eulogized Rev. Clementa Pinckney on Friday at College of Charleston's TD Arena to a crowd of thousands who came to pay their respects to the late pastor of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. "Reverend Pinckney embodied a politics that was neither mean nor small," Obama said. "He conducted himself quietly, and kindly, and diligently. He was full of empathy…able to walk in someone else’s shoes and see the world through their eyes." Following a message of grace throughout his speech, POTUS led the auditorium in song as he sang the chorus of "Amazing Grace." Take a look at a few other moments from the service. (Photo: Brian Snyder /Landov)
A Family Mourns  - Sen. Clementa Pinckney's wife, Jennifer Pinckney, walks into her husband's funeral service with their daughters, Malana and Eliana. (Photo: David Goldman/AP Photo)
The President Pays His Respects   - President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at the funeral service for Sen. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, S.C. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters /Landov)To My Daddy  - The Pinckney daughters, Malana and Eliana, penned letters to their late father, which appeared in the service's program.  (Photo: Bakari Sellers via Twitter)

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The President Speaks  - President Obama eulogized Rev. Clementa Pinckney on Friday at College of Charleston's TD Arena to a crowd of thousands who came to pay their respects to the late pastor of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. "Reverend Pinckney embodied a politics that was neither mean nor small," Obama said. "He conducted himself quietly, and kindly, and diligently. He was full of empathy…able to walk in someone else’s shoes and see the world through their eyes." Following a message of grace throughout his speech, POTUS led the auditorium in song as he sang the chorus of "Amazing Grace." Take a look at a few other moments from the service. (Photo: Brian Snyder /Landov)

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