terror bleeds deep in the sweet soil of montgomery. collected here are the names, is the soil, of a deep malicious wound. centuries of loss.
the national museum for peace and justice is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved black people, people terrorized by lynching, humiliated by racial segregation and jim crow, burdened with brutality, incarceration, confinement.
we must face it and remember, do not flinch, do not look away. to excise the rot, it must first be brought to light.
