Vesey and several others were hanged on July 2 of that year. The church, which served as a gathering place for organizers and church-goers alike, was set ablaze shortly after his hanging.
Emanuel AME was reestablished in 1865 and is affectionately known as Mother Emanuel.
The building, which has featured speakers such as Booker T. Washington and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was renovated in 2014.
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