Montgomery memorial honors over 4,400 lynching victims from the Jim Crow era
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The Economist
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This article describes the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, which commemorates over 4,400 Black Americans lynched between 1877 and 1950. Each victim's name is carved into rusted steel columns representing their home county. The memorial's design creates an immersive, somber experience as visitors walk through the six-acre space, with columns seeming to rise and create the impression of bodies hanging overhead. The piece contrasts this grim history with a note about a brighter future, as tourists increasingly visit monuments dedicated to America's racial history.
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· 3 pulledAcross America more than 4,400 black people were lynched between 1877 and 1950.
As visitors walk through the six-acre memorial the columns seem to rise. By the end they resemble a sea of dark bodies hanging heavily overhead.
Grim past, brighter future
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