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U.s. president barack obama delivers a moving eulogy and a political message on race in america all at the funeral for this man, reverend clementa pinckney. gunned down with eight other church goers at the church in south carolina. >> reporter: a charleston aian that became a sapgt ware. a crowd of 5500 its congregation. remembering those gunned down in a racially motivated massacre in one of the nation's oldest black churches. ♪ where i'm going ♪ >> reporter: the service was more celebration than somber. many noting the gunman's attempt to divide people by race had done just the opposite....