A church shooting in Charleston, S.C., that killed nine, didn’t come as a surprise to the Rev. Rose Johnson. Now a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Gainesville, she lived in Charleston for more than 10 years and attended conferences and classes at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where the shooting took place. “One thing you have to understand about Charleston, they have a history with hate violence,” Johnson said.
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Local ministers react to killing of 9 black people at Charleston church
