Legacy Museum
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The Legacy Museum is a history museum in Montgomery, Alabama that traces the legacy of slavery through mass incarceration and racial injustice in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legacy Museum canonical | 4 |
| The Legacy Museum | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history museum
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memorial museum ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| address |
Montgomery, Alabama
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surface form:
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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| affiliation | Equal Justice Initiative ⓘ |
| category |
African American museums in Alabama
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History museums in Alabama ⓘ Museums in Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| city |
Montgomery, Alabama
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surface form:
Montgomery
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow segregation
contemporary mass incarceration ⓘ domestic slave trade in the United States ⓘ racial terror lynching in the United States ⓘ systemic racism in the United States ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bryan Stevenson
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Equal Justice Initiative ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
artifacts related to slavery
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documents related to racial segregation ⓘ materials on mass incarceration ⓘ |
| hasExhibitType |
art installations
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historical documents ⓘ interactive exhibits ⓘ multimedia exhibits ⓘ oral histories ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | former slave warehouse ⓘ |
| location | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| name |
Legacy Museum
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Legacy Museum
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| nearby | National Memorial for Peace and Justice ⓘ |
| notableFor | tracing the legacy of slavery through mass incarceration and racial injustice ⓘ |
| openingDate | April 26, 2018 ⓘ |
| operator | Equal Justice Initiative ⓘ |
| partOf |
Equal Justice Initiative
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surface form:
Equal Justice Initiative memorial and museum project
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| purpose |
to document racial injustice in the United States
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to educate the public about the legacy of slavery ⓘ to promote reflection on mass incarceration ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| subjectOf | national media coverage on racial justice ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general public
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students and educators ⓘ |
| theme |
history of slavery in the United States
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mass incarceration in the United States ⓘ racial injustice in the United States ⓘ |
| visitorExperience | self-guided tours ⓘ |
| website | https://museumandmemorial.eji.org ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Legacy Museum