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The history of slavery in America is the focus of a new sculpture park in Montgomery, Alabama. The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park honors the millions of people who endured slavery's brutality. The park opening March 27 is the third site created by the Equal Justice Initiative, which is dedicated to taking an unflinching look at the nation's history.
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The Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a new statue honoring civil rights legend Rosa Parks at Legacy Plaza, across from the Legacy Museum in downtown Montgomery.The sculpture of Mrs. Parks is the first of three statues that will be erected in Legacy Plaza in the coming months.
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The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) announced the construction of the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, a new 17-acre site in Montgomery. Opening early 2024, the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park will feature large-scale sculptures, art works, historical artifacts, and a new National Monument honoring enslaved people who were emancipated after the Civil War.
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The Equal Justice Initiative has opened up a new health clinic in Montgomery. The facility will offer free health screenings for former Alabama prison inmates or those in the low-income bracket.
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The nation's first memorial to lynching victims is adding a new monument to remember people killed during the 1950s in racially motivated attacks that…
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Alabama’s prison system has been in the news a lot this year, and not for good reasons. Inmate riots, as well as allegations of mismanagement and…
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Alabama's unemployment rate is down to 6 percent. The preliminary jobless rate announced Friday represents the state's best unemployment numbers in more…
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A federal lawsuit claims corruption and poor management are to blame for deaths and violence at St. Clair prison in Springville.The Montgomery-based Equal…
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A group pushing for changes in Alabama's prison system is calling for a new warden at St. Clair Correctional Facility because of inmate violence.The Equal…
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An attorney for inmates says a federal report detailing problems at Alabama's prison for women is revealing. Bryan Stevenson of the Montgomery-based Equal…