The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Citation: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. (2017, October 31). Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice. https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial

Excerpt: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice provides a sacred space for truth-telling and reflection about racial terrorism and its legacy.

The museum and memorial are part of EJI’s work to advance truth and reconciliation around race in America and to more honestly confront the legacy of slavery, lynching, and segregation. “Our nation’s history of racial injustice casts a shadow across the American landscape,” EJI Director Bryan Stevenson explains. “This shadow cannot be lifted until we shine the light of truth on the destructive violence that shaped our nation, traumatized people of color, and compromised our commitment to the rule of law and to equal justice.”

Modeled on important projects used to overcome difficult histories of genocide, apartheid, and horrific human rights abuses in other countries, EJI’s sites are designed to promote a more hopeful commitment to racial equality and just treatment of all people.

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From Dr. Judi Jennings of Louisville Family Justice Advocates:

The Memorial documents the thousands of lynchings across our country and their direct links to the criminal legal system today.

The Legacy Museum provides compelling narratives and interactive content a comprehensive history of provides detailed interactive content documenting lynching, codified racial segregation, and the emergence of over-incarceration in the 20th century.