Your Racial Justice Taskforce invites you to join us for a trip to Montgomery, Alabama, to visit “The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration” and “The National Memorial for Peace and Justice” sponsored by The Equal Justice Initiative. This is how the sites are described:
“The Legacy Museum provides a comprehensive history of the United States with a focus on the legacy of slavery. From the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its impact on the North and coastal communities across America through the Domestic Slave Trade and Reconstruction, the museum provides detailed interactive content and compelling narratives. Lynching, codified racial segregation, and the emergence of over-incarceration in the 20th century are examined in depth and brought to life through film, images, and first-person narratives.
Situated on a site where enslaved Black people were forced to labor in bondage, the Legacy Museum offers an immersive experience with cutting-edge technology, world-class art, and critically important scholarship about American history.
Along with the critically acclaimed National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the museum presents a unique opportunity for visitors to reckon with challenging aspects of our past. A Transatlantic Slave Trade wing includes more than 200 sculptures and original animated short films narrated by award-winning artists Lupita Nyong’o, Don Cheadle, and Wendell Pierce.”
Please learn more about them here.
View an interview with activist and author Bryan Stevenson here.
ARE YOU INTERESTED? Please email Barbara Wiederaenders immediately at bwiederaenders@att.net with your questions and to learn more.
All who are interested in having a part in planning the how and when of such a trip are invited to a no-obligation Trip Development Meeting on Sunday, October 2 at 11:30 AM in the parlor. We hope you’ll join us. It promises to be a transformational experience.