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A white supremacist has been
sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black
people at a South Carolina church.
He remained unrepentant and had told the jury: "I felt like I had to do it and I still feel like I had to do it." The jurors deliberated for nearly three hours before reaching their verdict.
The massacre shocked the nation and reignited a debate about race relations and the flying of the Confederate flag. Roof told police he wanted to start a race war and he was photographed holding the battle flag, which to many is a symbol of hate.
The tragedy led to the flag being removed from the South Carolina statehouse, where it had flown for 50 years.