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On Juneteenth, Monument Dedicated in Alabama to Those Who Endured Slavery
Skanner· 2 hours agoThousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War. The Equal Justice</ ...
Equal Justice Initiative dedicates monument to slavery survivors at Montgomery memorial park
WJFW Rhinelander· 23 hours agoPeople who visit the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, will not only face the...
Montgomery’s Legacy Museum offers free admission on Juneteenth
Birmingham News· 5 days agoThe Legacy Sites in Montgomery will offer free admission to commemorate Juneteenth. On Wednesday,...
Equal Justice Initiative adds statue of MLK to Legacy Plaza in Montgomery
Birmingham News· 2 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative has added a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. to its Legacy Plaza, the...
EJI dedicates its 43-foot-tall National Monument to Freedom on Juneteenth
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Equal Justice Initiative dedicated its new National Monument to Freedom with a ceremony and...
The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom – from...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWith the 13th Amendment, African Americans became citizens and enjoyed some of the perks of...
EJI unveils Montgomery's first full-sized Martin Luther King Jr. statue
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative unveiled a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday at the Legacy...
15 things to watch to educate yourself about systemic racism
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThat prisoner, Walter McMillian, was convicted of the murder of a white woman. Stevenson is also...