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Does Charlottesville have SC roots?

Dylann Roof enters Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston before killing nine people.
Dylann Roof enters Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston before killing nine people. CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT NYT
Columbia, SC

As I watch the hate and discontent surrounding Charlottesville, I realize the winner is Dylann Roof.

Joe Layton

West Columbia

This story was originally published August 19, 2017 at 8:26 AM with the headline "Does Charlottesville have SC roots?."

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