Montgomery Square is dedicated to and celebrates the courage and resilience of people in Montgomery who committed their lives to standing up against racial injustice. They sparked a movement here in 1955 that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, which fundamentally changed the country and our world.
The stories of these unsung Heroes are told at Montgomery Square. Visit and learn more via the link in bio.
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Three spaces. One powerful experience.Â
Journey through history at the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and Freedom Monument Sculpture Park.Â
Located in Montgomery, Alabama, EJI’s Legacy Sites invite visitors to reckon with our history of racial injustice exactly where that history was lived.Â
Plan your visit today via the link in bio.
Visit Montgomery Square, EJI's newest Legacy Site that tells the story of the Montgomery decade that changed the world, 1955-1965.
Montgomery Square is open from 9am to 6pm, find more via the link in bio.
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“We have come too far to turn around now.” Bryan Stevenson at the dedication of Montgomery Square.
EJI's newest Legacy Site, Montgomery Square, tells the story of the Montgomery decade that changed the world, 1955 - 1965, when ordinary people with extraordinary courage and determination stood up against racial injustice, sparking a movement that transformed our country and the world.
Learn more and plan your visit via the link in bio.
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Visiting Montgomery, Alabama? Montgomery Square is a must-see. EJI's newest Legacy Site tells the story of the Montgomery decade that changed the world.
Plan your visit via the link in bio.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott launched the modern civil rights movement in America. It is widely regarded as one of the most influential organized campaigns in world history.
Learn more about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the Montgomery decade that changed the world, at EJI’s newest Legacy Site, Montgomery Square. See the link in bio for more information.
Visiting Montgomery, Alabama? Montgomery Square is a must-see. EJI's newest Legacy Site tells the story of the Montgomery decade that changed the world.
Plan your visit via the link in bio.
EJI gathered with civil rights leaders and community members to dedicate Montgomery Square, our newest addition to the Legacy Sites, which tells the story of the Montgomery decade that changed the world.
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On May 3, 1913, California enacted the Alien Land Law, designed to deny Japanese families their foothold in America by denying them the right to own land. The law was tightened in 1920 and 1927 to bar Asian immigrants, their American-born children, and even corporations run by Asian immigrants from leasing and owning land. In the late 19th century, Japanese immigrants began arriving in California in search of opportunity, and thousands found work as migrant laborers for white farmers. But Japanese farmers soon came to be viewed by white landowners as an economic threat, and their immigrant success became a tool for white politicians, newspaper publishers, and labor unions intent on whipping up anti-Asian fervor—and ending Japanese immigration.
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We are thrilled to be welcoming visionary jazz artists Nate Smith and Lizz Wright to Montgomery for a one-night-only concert in Montgomery on Juneteenth. Get your tickets today via the link in bio!
More than 4,400 Black people killed in racial terror lynchings between 1877 and 1950 are remembered at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. More than 800 corten steel monuments hold their names–one for each county where a racial terror lynching took place in the US.
Plan your visit to the National Memorial, and the other Legacy Sites, via the link in bio.
The Legacy Museum is situated on the site of an old cotton warehouse—it invites visitors to reckon with our history of racial injustice exactly where that very history was lived.
Plan your visit, engage with history, and begin an era of truth telling. Find more information via the link in bio.
