Equal Justice Initiative

We work to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial injustice. Led by Bryan Stevenson. Creators of the @legacysites #justmercy

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Montgomery Square is now open. Visit and learn more: https://t.co/MrjwYvFa5U

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On this day in 1915, Alabama passed a law forbidding public and private medical facilities from letting any "white female nurse" provide care to a Black man.
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On this day in 1868, violence erupted in Opelousas, Louisiana, when white residents resentful of African Americans' new voting rights attacked and killed hundreds of people.
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Experience an unforgettable journey through American history at EJI's four Legacy Sites—the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, and Montgomery Square. Plan your visit: https://t.co/ALPZW0MqHB

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On this day in 1958, after violent resistance to integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, white residents voted to close local public schools rather than comply with federal desegregation orders.
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On this day in 1963, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld the contempt conviction of Mary Hamilton, a Black woman who refused to allow an Alabama district attorney to disrespect her in court.
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On this day in 1913, the Baltimore City Council passed an ordinance requiring Black and white residents to live on separate blocks. The law was part of the first city-wide effort in the country to create legally segregated neighborhoods.
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[The Legacy Sites @LegacySites]

The power of history is in telling the truth. Being honest about our nation’s history is the first step towards recovery and reconciliation.

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On this day in 1964, a crowd of at least 7,500 white demonstrators marched in New York City to protest against racial integration in the city’s public school system.

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On this day in 1955, an all-white jury in Mississippi acquitted the two white men who murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till.
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On this day in 1906, mobs of angry white men gathered in the streets of Atlanta to attack and kill dozens of innocent Black men on sight.
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[The Legacy Sites @LegacySites]

At our Legacy Museum, visitors can see 800 jars of soil collected from lynching sites across the country.

Part of our Community Remembrance Project, the jars provide a tangible way for communities and Museum visitors to confront the legacy of racial terror lynchings.

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On this day in 2011, Georgia executed Troy Davis despite new evidence of his innocence. The evidence was so compelling that three of his jurors urged the government to stop the execution.
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On this day in 1664, the Maryland legislature passed the first colonial law intended to prevent interracial marriage. It would take over 300 years for such “anti-miscegenation” laws to be banned across the U.S.
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On this day in 1868, white mobs led by the local sheriff in Camilla, Georgia, ambushed and attacked Black people and supporters at a political rally, killing at least 7 people in a mass lynching.
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Former Alabama Department of Corrections employee Melvin Ledarrius Thomas, 35, has been criminally charged in connection with the stabbing death of a man in his custody in September 2025.
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On this day in 1923, the NAACP denounced remarks by Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Mayor Joseph Cauffiel, who had threatened Black and Mexican migrants, telling them to leave town or risk violence.
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The State of Alabama executed Jeffery Lee tonight, despite the fact that a jury of his peers voted for a sentence of life imprisonment.
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The jury in Jeffery Lee's trial voted for a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. The State of Alabama plans to execute him today. One of his jurors is praying that God saves Mr. Lee's life.
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On this day in 1630, the Virginia Assembly sentenced Hugh Davis, a white man, to be whipped for having a relationship with a Black person.
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On this day in 1928, a levee broke during a Florida hurricane, killing thousands of Black farmworkers. Black victims were denied proper burials—their bodies were stacked in piles and burned.
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