Descendants of slaves, slave owners in Butler County coming together to protect their history
Descendants of some former slaves and former slave owners in Butler County have a unique historical connection that they hope to protect.
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EJI’s Freedom Monument Sculpture Park is a “Southern Living” top 25 place to visit
“Southern Living” magazine has named the Equal Justice Initiative’s Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery as a top 25 place to visit.
Report: Last-known U.S. slave ship too “broken” and should stay underwater in Mobile River
Before the state-funded $1 million investigation, it was unclear how well the Clotilda slave ship had weathered the over 160 years under water. Some had hoped it was intact enough to be fully excavated and turned into a museum on land.
National Monument to Freedom dedicated in Montgomery
The Equal Justice Initiative celebrated Juneteenth by dedicating the National Monument to Freedom in EJI’s new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery.
June 19 marks Juneteenth federal holiday
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities.
Gov. Kay Ivey again declares Juneteenth as a state holiday
Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. — as a state holiday, while legislative efforts to make it a permanent holiday in the state have so far faltered.
Equal Justice Initiative unveils Freedom Movement Sculpture Park
The Equal Justice Initiative is unveiling its new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park that is opening near the Alabama River in Montgomery.
New museum in Mobile tells history of last known slave ship to U.S. and its survivors
A museum that tells the history of the Clotilda — the last ship known to transport Africans to the U.S. for enslavement — has opened in Mobile, 163 years after the vessel arrived in Alabama’s Mobile Bay.
Montgomery Man Publishes Book Tracing Family Roots
When Charles Everett IV began writing a letter to his children, it took him down a path that would lead to a published book.
Researchers Returning to Alabama Coast Monday to Study Last U.S. Slave Ship
Researchers are returning to the Alabama coast to assess the sunken remains of the last slave ship to bring captive Africans to the United States.
