Hillary Clinton told a majority-black church in North Carolina that her own grandchildren will not experience the same fear of the police as black children because they are white.

Addressing the Little Rock AME Zion Church in Charlotte, Clinton blasted the 'implicit bias' that policing can have on black communities.

Clinton appeared on stage with Zianna Oliphant, a nine-year-old girl who last week addressed Charlotte City Council about the violence in her community.

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Hillary Clinton visited Charlotte, North Carolina yesterday to address the issue of gun violence

Hillary Clinton invited 9-year-old Zianna Oliphant to join her at the pulpit, recalling the black child's tearful address last week to the city council on race relations and the impact of violence

Clinton addressed congregants at Little Rock AME Zion Church in Charlotte, North Carolina

The Democratic candidate cited the death of 43-year-old Keith Scott, a black man who was shot by police in front of a Charlotte apartment complex on September 20. She also lamented the death of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher, who was shot days before during a Tulsa traffic stop. Both shootings led to community protests. The Tulsa police officer has pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge.

She said: 'I'm a grandmother, and like every grandmother, I worry about the safety and security of my grandchildren, but my worries are not the same as black grandmothers, who have different and deeper fears about the world that their grandchildren face.'

Clinton continued: 'I wouldn't be able to stand it if my grandchildren had to be scared and worried the way too many children across our country feel right now. But because my grandchildren are white, because they are the grandchildren of a former president and secretary of state, let's be honest here, they won't face the kind of fear that we heard from the children testifying before the city council.'

Clinton invited nine-year-old Zianna onto the stage last night during her campaign speech

Hillary Clinton acknowledged that her grandchildren would not face the same fear of violence

Clinton had to postpone her visit to Charlotte for a week at the behest of the city's mayor

Clinton has made gun violence a focus of her presidential campaign. Mothers who have lost children in shootings have joined her on the campaign trail. Clinton has said police officers should be trained to recognize implicit bias and called for the official police video of the Charlotte shooting to be released.

Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, said at a rally after Crutcher's shooting that it looked like he had done 'everything he was supposed to do'.

On Twitter, he criticized Clinton's trip to Charlotte, which was postponed one week at the behest of the city's mayor, as a chance to 'grandstand'.

'Our entire country should take a moment to really look at what's going on here and across America, to imagine what we see on the news and what we hear about, imagine it through our children's eyes,' she said.

Nine-year-old Zianna Oliphant, pictured, addressed Charlotte City Hall last week in the issue of gun violence where she said: 'We are black people and we shouldn't have to feel like this'

Clinton had planned to visit the city last week but delayed the trip after city officials said their resources were stretched thin.

North Carolina is among the nation's top battleground states and Clinton's campaign has invested heavily in the state won by Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 election.

Clinton did not mention Republican Donald Trump by name but referenced her opponent's calls for 'law-and-order' during the campaign.

'There are some out there who see this as a moment to fan the flames of resentment and division. Who want to exploit people's fears even though it means tearing our nation even further apart,' Clinton said. 'They say that all of our problems would be solved simply by more law and order. As if the systemic racism plaguing our country doesn't exist.'

The former secretary of state has made gun control and criminal justice reform a centerpiece of her campaign, speaking after high-profile shootings in Texas, Louisiana and South Carolina. She noted that police officers had also been killed in Dallas,

'It's been a hard year, hasn't it?' Clinton asked, as people in the congregation responded, 'Yes.'

''Think about how many times President Obama has had to console our nation about another senseless tragedy, another shattered family, another distressed community and our children are watching and they feel it too.'

Hillary Clinton met with a group of young, black men at Mert's Heart and Soul in Charlotte

'I want to spend more time listening than talking,' Hillary Clinton told a group of young black men in Charlotte, North Carolina yesterday

Scott was shot Sept. 20 while standing outside his vehicle. Police say he was armed but video released by Charlotte-Mecklenburg authorities was inconclusive. The officer who shot Scott is also black.

After the church service, Clinton stopped by the soul food eatery, Mert's Heart and Soul, for a meeting with community leaders, all young black men.

'I want to spend more time listening than talking,' Clinton told the group. 'I want to make sure I understand .. what you think we can do together to deal with these systematic manifestations ... that affect every community and particularly flare up like we see here with Mr. Scott's tragic death.'

The Democratic nominee also eyed some pastries sitting in the middle of the table.

'I'm going to try and stay away from everything on the table,' she said, but then decided to change course.

'I've got to get the peach cobbler. Just because it's the polite thing to do,' Clinton said.

Last week, nine-year-old Zianna Oliphant addressed Charlotte City Hall about the impact of gun violence on her community.

The meeting was held following the fatal shooting of father-of-seven Keith Lamont Scott by police officer Brently Vinson.

She told the packed meeting: 'It's a shame that our fathers and brothers are killed and we can't see them anymore. It's a shame that we have to go through that graveyard and bury him. We need our fathers and brothers to be by our side.'

The girl, who said she was born and raised in Charlotte, said she can't stand how black people are being treated in the city, ABC News reports.