SC Civil War reenactment canceled because of Emanuel AME church shooting

Lori Grisham
USA TODAY
6:47 p.m. EDT August 20, 2015

A historic planation in South Carolina canceled a Civil War re-enactment because of the June Charleston shooting ... The event is usually held in November and re-enacts the Battle of Secessionville ... Dot Scott, the president of the Charleston branch of the NAACP, told USA TODAY Network she appreciated Boone Hall deciding to cancel the event. "Things are still pretty raw" in the community following the shooting, she said ...

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