Toward Freedom: A Reading of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Authors

Margaret Pless, University of Mississippi

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Description

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened in Montgomery, Alabama in 2018 to commemorate the black victims of lynching in the United States. The memorial’s monuments are unique because they resist the static, status quo understandings of history that so many of our monuments perpetuate. The memorial invites visitors to face disturbing truths in the hope of fostering reconciliation. Will it help us remember and reconcile as a nation? Montgomery is home to other monuments that undermine the history the memorial presents.

Publication Date

6-29-2020

Relational Format

journal article

Disciplines

American Studies | Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies

Recommended Citation

Pless, Margaret, "Toward Freedom: A Reading of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice" (2020). Study the South. 7.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/studythesouth/7

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