The Legacy Museum, Civil rights museum in Montgomery, United States
The Legacy Museum occupies a former slave warehouse in downtown Montgomery, featuring exhibits that trace African American experiences from enslavement to mass incarceration.
The Equal Justice Initiative established this institution in 2018 at the location where enslaved individuals were confined before auction during the 19th century.
The museum collection includes art by Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, and Glenn Ligon, alongside soil samples from documented lynching sites across the United States.
Visitors engage with interactive displays, video installations, and personal narratives that document the progression of racial injustice through American history.
The exhibits present direct connections between historical slavery practices and current social issues through recorded testimonies, artifacts, and statistical data.
Location: Montgomery
Inception: 2018
Founders: Equal Justice Initiative
Website: https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/museum
GPS coordinates: 32.37984,-86.31031
Latest update: May 13, 2025 06:27
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