Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has announced the opening of its new civil rights history site, Montgomery Square.
“We are extremely excited to open this site, which explores how Montgomery created a new chapter for democracy and justice in America,” said EJI Director Bryan Stevenson. “The movement birthed by Montgomery’s residents in 1955, culminating in a triumphant march in 1965, changed the cultural, legal, social, and economic landscape of this nation.”
The mostly outdoor site provides a storytelling experience through sculptures by Hank Willis Thomas and Basil Watson and information on the marchers who traveled through the area to advocate for voting rights in the 1960s.
It is home to Heroes Hall, where documentary films will be screened featuring Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks, E.D. Nixon, Jo Ann Robinson, Fred D. Gray, John Lewis, Jo Ann Bland, Sheyann Webb Christburg, Amelia Boynton Robinson, and Lynda Blackmon Lowery, along with interviews and speeches from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It is part of the EJI's Legacy Sites along with the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park.
Its location is next to the Elevation Convening Center and Hotel at the top of Montgomery Street.
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