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TheCharlestonstreets were packed Friday just before 11 a.m., when officials announced that the funeral of Rev. Clementa Pinckney, held at TD Arena, was at capacity.

Thousands of mourners came from all over to remember Pinckney, one of nine people fatally shot inside Emanuel AME Church last Wednesday, according to The Post and Courier.

The "Mother Emanuel" choir, hundreds strong, led roughly 6,000 people through rousing gospel standards between speakers who celebrated the legacy of Pinckney and his fellow churchgoers.

"Someone should have told the young man.

He wanted to start a race war.

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But he came to the wrong place," The Right Rev. John Richard Bryant said to rounds of applause. A banner alongside Pinckney's closed coffin declared, "WRONG CHURCH! WRONG PEOPLE! WRONG DAY!"

As many braved the heat outside to hear prayer, a celebration of remembrance was taking place inside.

SEE PHOTOS FROM THE FUNERAL BELOW

"His powerful voice was a voice of reason for the hopele