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Aerial drone flight over the historic town of Charleston, South Carolina. Getty Images.

News reporting on the mass shooting Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Opens in a new tab) in Charleston, South Carolina, 2015. Courtesy of ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE.

“9 Dead in S.C. Church shooting.” © 2015 New York Daily News/All rights reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Exterior view of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Opens in a new tab) for the first service after the fatal shooting attack on a Bible study class, Charleston, S.C., 2015. Sky News/Getty Images.

CBS This Morning reports on the funeral services planned for Reverend Clementa Pinckney following the mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Opens in a new tab) , Charleston, S.C. 2015. CBS Archive/Veritone.

Scenes of celebration outside the U.S. Supreme Court following the 5-4 ruling in favor of making same-sex marriage the law of the United States, Washington, D.C., 2015. Feature Story News/Getty Images.

ABC Anchor David Muir reporting on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of making same-sex marriage legal, 2015. Courtesy of ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE.

Scenes of celebration outside the U.S. Supreme Court, 2015. Courtesy of ABCNEWS VIDEOSOURCE.

President Barack Obama talks toMarilynne Robinson at the Iowa State Library in Des Moines, IA, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston, S.C. 2015. AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton.

President Barack Obama celebrates the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage with advisors in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

People celebrate outside the Supreme Court after its historic decision on gay marriage, Washington, D.C., 2015. AFP PHOTO/ MLADEN ANTONOV.

Rainbow flags, Getty Images.

Headline: “Supreme victory for gay marriage,” June 27, 2015. © The Arizona Republic – USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn.

Headline: “We Do.” Front page of a special report, June 27, 2015. From San Francisco Chronicle. © 2015 Hearst Newspapers. All rights reserved. Used under license.

Headline: “​​Lives changed forever, ”June 27, 2015. The Sun Chronicle/Triboro Media.

Headline: “HISTORIC RULING.” Front page, June 27, 2015. Southern California News Group / Press-Telegram.

Headline: “Supreme Joy.” Front page, June 27, 2015. © 2015 Hartford Courant

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Headline: “Gays' right to wed affirmed.” Front page, June 27, 2015. From The Washington Post. © 2015 The Washington Post. All rights reserved. Used under license.

Headline: “Equal Dignity' - 5-4 Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide.” Front page, June 27, 2015. From The New York Times © 2015 The New York Times. All rights reserved.

Courtroom artist’s sketch of proceedings at the U.S. Supreme Court, 2015. AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren.

Plaintiff Jim Obergefell holds a photo of his late husband John Arthur as he speaks to members of the media after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., 2015. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. 

Plaintiff Jim Obergefell speaks to the media after the same-sex marriage ruling outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., June 26, 2015. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

Jim Obergefell takes a call from President Barack Obama during an interview with CNN outside the U.S. Supreme Court, 2015. Courtesy CNN.

President Obama speaks with Jim Obergefell after the Supreme Court Ruling in favor of Marriage Equality, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks in the Rose Garden heralding the Supreme Court’s ruling that gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in America, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Supporters of Marriage Equality demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court, 2015. Olivier Douliery/Getty Images.

White House staff reacts after President Barack Obama delivers a statement regarding the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, in the Rose Garden of the White House, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Headline: “RAINBOW REVOLUTION.” Front page, June 27, 2015. Southern California News Group/The Orange County Register.

Headline: “EQUAL DIGNITY: GAY MARRIAGE IS NOW LEGAL IN ALL STATES.” Front page, June 27, 2015. © 2015 Oakland Tribune. All rights reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Headline: “GAY MARRIAGES BEGIN.” © 2015 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All rights reserved. Used under license.

Headline: “A RIGHT FOR ALL. Supreme Court rules, 5-4, same-sex marriage legal in every State.” Front page, June 27, 2015. From Tampa Bay Times. © 2015 Tampa Bay Times. All rights reserved. Used under license.

Headline “HISTORIC RULING FOR GAY RIGHTS.” Front page, June 27, 2015. © 2015 Chicago Tribune. All rights reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Headline: “They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law; The Constitution grants them that right. GAY MARRIAGE RULING.” Front page, June 27, 2015. The Times-Picayune.

Headline: “Same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.” Front page, June 27, 2015. © The Denver Post.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are escorted from Marine One to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland for departure en route to Charleston, S.D., 2015. 

National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland for departure en route to Charleston, S.D., 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

CBS This Morning reports on the funeral services planned for Reverend Clementa Pinckney following the mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Opens in a new tab) , Charleston, S.C. 2015. CBS Archive/Veritone.

Headline: “The unspeakable happened in our city.' June 19, 2015. The Post and Courier/ Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group.

Headline: “PRAYERS FOR CHARLESTON.” Front page, June 19, 2015. From the Chicago Sun-Times. © 2015 Sun-Times Media. All rights reserved. Used under license.

Headline: THE HEART AND SOUL OF SOUTH CAROLINA WAS BROKEN.' Front page, June 19, 2015. © The Greenville News – USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn.

Headline: “‘We forgive you. Hate won't win.’ ” Victims' families show killer amazing grace.”

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Headline: “Anger, sadness, and resolve.” Front page, June 19, 2015. The Los Angeles Times © 2015 The Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved.

Headline: “CHARLESTON MASSACRE SUSPECT HELD AS CITY GRIEVES.” The New York Times © 2015 The New York Times. All rights reserved.

Headline: ‘Where do we go from here?’ Front page, June 19, 2015. From The Miami Herald. © 2015 McClatchy. All rights reserved. Used under license.

Aerial view of shot of Charleston, South Carolina at dusk. Hal Bergman/Image Bank Film/Getty Images.

President Barack Obama delivers a eulogy for Reverend Clement Pinckney and eight other congregation members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Opens in a new tab) who were killed on June 17, 2015 at the College of Charleston, SC, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Reverend Pinckney's widow Jennifer Pinckney and daughters Eliana and Malana at the conclusion of the funeral of Reverend Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, June 26, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Gay activists hold signs in front of the White House, lit up in rainbow colors, in Washington D.C., 2015. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images.

A woman uses a smartphone to take a photo of the White House lit up with rainbow colors in Washington, D.C., 2015. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images.

The White House is lit with the colors of the rainbow in celebration of the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

A couple looks on at the White House lightened in the rainbow colors in Washington, D.C., 2015. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images.

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