Husband Of AME Shooting Victim Supports Clinton In S.C. Primary

Rev. Anthony Thompson’s wife Myra was one of nine killed at Charleston’s Emanuel A.M.E. Church in June. Since then, he’s had little time for grieving, between consoling his children and friends. Now he’s leading the charge for gun reform in South

On the minds of many voters in South Carolina is one of the greatest tragedies to hit state in modern history: the mass shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, often called Mother Emanuel.

Rev. Anthony Thompson lost his wife, Myra, that night. He shares that experience, as well as his thoughts on the upcoming election, with Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson.

Guest

  • Anthony Thompson, reverend at Holy Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.
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