Ten years have passed, but for Barack Obama, June 26, 2015, still feels like yesterday.
In a recent interview, the former president opened up about what he calls one of the most powerful and painful days of his presidency the day same sex marriage was legalized in the U.S., and the day he delivered a heartbreaking eulogy after the Charleston church massacre.
That morning, Obama celebrated a major win for civil rights. That afternoon, he stood before a grieving congregation and sang Amazing Grace at the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney, who was murdered along with eight others by a white supremacist inside their South Carolina church.
It was a day of triumph, but also deep sorrow, Obama said. We were reminded how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go.
He reflected on how the Charleston tragedy shook the country, but also brought people together. We saw a community unite in faith, not revenge. And that gave me hope.
Even now, he says the country needs that same unity. We have to hold on to each other, he said. Or we risk falling apart.
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