Clementa Pinckney
South Carolina · born or raised1973–2015
American politician
- Born in Beaufort
- Died in Charleston
- Lived in Ridgeland
- Studied at Allen University
- Studied at University of South Carolina
- Worked at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Quotations with a citation
Sometimes, you may have to die like Denmark Vesey to do that. Sometimes, you have to march, struggle and be unpopular to do that.
Today, the nation looks at South Carolina and is looking at us to see if we will rise to be the body, and to be the state that we really say that we are.
Our hearts go out to the Scott family, and our hearts go out to the Slager family, because the Lord teaches us to love all, and we pray that over time, that justice be done.