The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, informally known as the National Lynching Memorial, is a national memorial to commemorate the black victims of lynching in the United States. It is intended to focus on and acknowledge past racial terrorism and advocate for social justice in America. Founded by the non-profit Equal Justice Initiative, it opened in downtown Montgomery, Alabama on April 26, 2018.Add National Memorial for Peace and Justice and other attractions to your Montgomery trip itinerary using our Montgomery road trip planning website.
It consists of a memorial square with 805 hanging steel rectangles representing each of the U.S. counties where a documented lynching took place. It also includes several sculptures depicting themes related to racial violence.
The monument was positively received by architectural critics, activists, and the general public. Philip Kennicott of The Washington Post described it as "one of the most powerful and effective new memorials created in a generation".
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Stunning new outdoor memorial highlights lynchings with names listed by county in each of the US states. Very dramatic with tombstones hanging above you, and at eye level. Important to go to Legacy..... more
Stunning new outdoor memorial highlights lynchings with names listed by county in each of the US states. Very dramatic with tombstones hanging above you, and at eye level. Important to go to Legacy..... more »
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This is one of the most moving memorials I've ever visited. It should be at the top of everyone's list while visiting Montgomery. There are plenty of staff members who are available throughout the...
This is one of the most moving memorials I've ever visited. It should be at the top of everyone's list while visiting Montgomery. There are plenty of staff members who are available throughout the... more »
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Please take your family. I never knew how much of my history I did not know. The wealth of knowledge one obtains for $5 per person, is certainly overwhelming. I vow to ensure that my children visit throughout the year to inhale the plethora of ancestral information provided, as well as understand the impact that the fight for civil and equal justice had/has on our government and treatment of our people today.
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Wow, what a powerful place this was! Although solemn and somber, it's very important to have something like this for all the lives lost due to racial terror lynching. It forced everyone visiting to acknowledge America's ugly history. I encourage everyone to visit this memorial it's quite the experience!
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