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National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Eight hundred hanging steel columns, one for each county where lynchings took place, with the names of more than 4,000 victims.

Official Website
Photo: Soniakapadia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; check the website
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1.5 hours
Address
417 Caroline St, Montgomery, AL 36104Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
Shuttles from the Legacy Museum.

Why Go

Created by the Equal Justice Initiative and opened in 2018, it's the first national memorial to Black Americans terrorized by lynching. The columns rise over you as you walk.

Nearby

Freedom Rides Museum7 min walkRosa Parks Museum9 min walk · Must-SeeLegacy Museum15 min walk · Must-SeeCivil Rights Memorial16 min walk

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