Montgomery to Memphis
Locals take lead in a national movement to reckon with America’s history of racial violence
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a new memorial to honor the thousands of people killed in racist lynchings, is now open in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photos)
Memphis Lynching Sites Project executive director John Ashworth stands near the most recent historical marker placed in downtown Memphis. The marker near the corner of A.W. Willis and Front Street describes the lynching of Lee Walker in 1893. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
A historical marker describing the lynching of Lee Walker in 1893 has been placed near the intersection of A.W. Willis and Front Street in downtown Memphis. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
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