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10th anniversary – President Obama sings Amazing Grace – funeral for South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney
Clementa C. Pinckney
In June 2015, then-President Barack Obama delivered a eulogy for Reverend Clementa C. Pinckney, who was one of the victims of the Charleston church shooting. During the eulogy, Obama spontaneously began singing the hymn “Amazing Grace”, which was a deeply moving and memorable moment. This act of singing the hymn became a powerful symbol of grief, healing, and faith in the aftermath of the tragedy. The event is widely remembered as “The President Sang Amazing Grace”.