Hundreds Attend Candlelight Vigil at White House for Orlando Shooting Victims (photos)
By • June 13, 2016 0 875
An emotional candlelight vigil was held outside the White House June 12 to honor the 49 people killed earlier that morning at a gay nightclub, Pulse, in Orlando, Florida. The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., sang “We Shall Overcome” and “The Star-Spangled Banner,” loud enough, perhaps, to be heard from within the White House, where the flag flew at half-staff. Many held signs condemning gun violence and calling for better gun legislation, while others held signs reading “Love Conquers Hate.”
