Mother Emanuel AME Church
The oldest AME church in the South, founded in 1816, where nine worshippers were murdered in a racist attack in 2015.
- Open
- Check before visiting; open for services
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- 110 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Downtown, a short walk from Marion Square.
Why Go
The congregation was a center of Black life in Charleston from slavery onward; one of its founders, Denmark Vesey, was executed in 1822 for planning a slave revolt, and the church was burned. On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist killed nine people at a Bible study here. Visitors are welcome to pay respects and attend Sunday worship.
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