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The white Gothic Revival Emanuel AME Church with its tall steeple on Calhoun Street.
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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Calhoun Street, known as Mother Emanuel, has one of the oldest Black congregations in the South, founded in 1816-1817. Its co-founder Denmark Vesey was executed in 1822 after a planned slave revolt, and the church was burned. The present Gothic Revival building dates from 1891. On 17 June 2015 nine worshippers were murdered here during Bible study.

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Is Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church free?

Yes. Entry to Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is free.

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