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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history museum
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memorial museum → museum → |
| address |
Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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| affiliation |
Equal Justice Initiative
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| category |
African American museums in Alabama
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History museums in Alabama → Museums in Montgomery, Alabama → |
| city |
Montgomery
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| country |
United States
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| focusesOn |
Jim Crow segregation
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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historical documents → interactive exhibits → multimedia exhibits → oral histories → |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
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| language |
English
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| locatedInBuilding |
former slave warehouse
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| location |
Montgomery, Alabama
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| name |
The Legacy Museum
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| nearby |
National Memorial for Peace and Justice
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| notableFor |
tracing the legacy of slavery through mass incarceration and racial injustice
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| openingDate |
April 26, 2018
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| operator |
Equal Justice Initiative
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| partOf |
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
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| subjectOf |
national media coverage on racial justice
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| 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
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| website |
https://museumandmemorial.eji.org
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Alabama
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containsMuseum |
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Montgomery, Alabama
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knownFor |
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Legacy Museum
("The Legacy Museum")
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name |
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National Memorial for Peace and Justice
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nearby |