1/16A crowd maintains Vigil outside of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
2/16Police officers are seen at the entrance of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
3/16A makeshift cross with commmorative messages is seen near Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
4/16Mourners lay flowers outside of outside of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
5/16A group sings outside of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
6/16Signatures are seen on a 'Charleston United' board outside of Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
7/16Church members at the Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
8/16Church members wait for services to begin at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
9/16A police officer stands guard as church members wait for services to begin at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
10/16The organ at the Emanuel AME Church, Charleson, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Amanda Scott/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
11/16Crowds gather outside the Emanuel AME Church during its first service since a deadly shooting there, Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Jerome Socolovsky/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
12/16People gather ahead of worship services at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Jerome Socolovsky/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
13/16Crowds on the front steps of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Jerome Socolovsky/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
14/16A prayer left among the flowers outside Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Jerome Socolovsky/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
15/16People gather to pray in a park in Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Jerome Socolovsky/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
16/16People stop to listen as church bells ring out across Charleston, South Carolina, June 21, 2015. (Jerome Socolovsky/VOA)
Crowds gathered at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church for the first worship service at the historic African American church since a white gunman killed nine black people at Bible study group there last week.
