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August 2026: Mother Emanuel by Kevin Sack Discussion

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Meeting Date: Sunday, August 30, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET


Join RFU’s discussion of Kevin Sack’s "Mother Emanuel," a profound history of a pivotal Charleston church and the fight for racial justice.

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Book Cover: Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church

Book Details

  • Full Title: Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church

  • Author: Kevin Sack

  • Publisher: Crown

  • Year Published: 2025

  • Page Count: 480 pages

  • ISBN-13: 978-1524761301

  • WorldCat Listing: View on worldcat.org


Synopsis

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kevin Sack traces the long arc of Black life in Charleston through the history of the Emanuel AME Church. This sweeping narrative explores the church's role in the Civil Rights Movement, its endurance through the trauma of Jim Crow and the Civil War, and the profound outpouring of grace in the aftermath of the 2015 massacre.


About the Author

Kevin Sack is a veteran journalist who has been part of three Pulitzer Prize–winning teams and spent thirty years on the staff of The New York Times.


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About Reading for Understanding

Reading for Understanding (RFU) is a community of readers dedicated to exploring the complex histories and systemic issues that shape our world. We believe that collective dialogue is essential for turning individual seeds of knowledge into a bloom of actionable empathy.


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