Mother Emanuel".]]>This article presents a history of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. It discusses the establishment of the church, an investigation on the church for its involvement with a planned revolt of the enslaved and the rebellion organized by ...
Whiteness or Resilience? Placing Terror by Studying the Charleston, South Carolina Mother Emanuel Church ShootingTerrorismraceplaceresiliencewhitenessHow do ideas of place support the development of racialized identities in times of terror violence? We situate this paper in the "deep" south via the ...
Marion Square was the original site of a fortress that was built following a supposed slave revolt led by a member of Mother Emanuel.Denmark Vesey, a freed slave, was hanged along with 34 others after torture and a secret trial. The church was burned to the ground and black churches were ...