Charleston shooting: Dylann Roof wanted to ignite a race war - but he failed

What is apparent to all of us here in Charleston is that Dylann Roof wanted to ignite a race war.

But actually what we are seeing is almost the exact opposite: We are seeing blacks and whites, we are seeing Latinos and Asian Americans coming down to this church and praying together, holding hands, with a very powerful sense of community - and of solidarity.

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