anchor Description
This project provides funding for identifying and preparing a site for the installation of a memorial in remembrance of the known victims of lynching in Montgomery County.
anchor Justification
Established in the Montgomery County Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission's goal is to build a community dialogue about our racial history, and how to promote reconciliation, peace, and justice. Part of the Commission's work plan is to partner with the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and other stakeholders to help our County claim and install a monument commemorating the three Montgomery County locations where lynchings have been documented. While EJI manufactures and ships the County's memorial, additional expenses, including planning and installation of the memorial, identifying the land, and constructing the site around it, are local responsibilities that will be funded through this project.
anchorCoordination
The Office of Human Rights, Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice, Department of General Services, and Equal Justice Initiative.