National Memorial for Peace and Justice
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The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a U.S. memorial and museum in Montgomery, Alabama dedicated to commemorating the victims of racial terror lynchings and confronting the legacy of racial injustice.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Memorial for Peace and Justice canonical | 8 |
| National Lynching Memorial | 1 |
| National Memorial for Peace and Justice (concept and advocacy) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T412696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Memorial for Peace and Justice Context triple: [Montgomery, Alabama, knownFor, National Memorial for Peace and Justice]
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A.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a protected historic area in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorates key sites and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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B.
Civil Rights Memorial
The Civil Rights Memorial is a commemorative monument in Montgomery, Alabama, honoring individuals who died in the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
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C.
National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum is a history museum in Memphis chronicling the American civil rights movement, located at the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
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D.
Texas African American History Memorial
The Texas African American History Memorial is a public monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin that commemorates the history, struggles, and contributions of African Americans in Texas.
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E.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a cultural and educational center and museum that documents and interprets the history and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, with a particular focus on Birmingham’s pivotal role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Memorial for Peace and Justice Target entity description: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a U.S. memorial and museum in Montgomery, Alabama dedicated to commemorating the victims of racial terror lynchings and confronting the legacy of racial injustice.
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A.
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument is a protected historic area in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorates key sites and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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B.
Civil Rights Memorial
The Civil Rights Memorial is a commemorative monument in Montgomery, Alabama, honoring individuals who died in the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
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C.
National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum is a history museum in Memphis chronicling the American civil rights movement, located at the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
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D.
Texas African American History Memorial
The Texas African American History Memorial is a public monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol in Austin that commemorates the history, struggles, and contributions of African Americans in Texas.
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E.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a cultural and educational center and museum that documents and interprets the history and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, with a particular focus on Birmingham’s pivotal role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lynching memorial
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memorial ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| admissionPolicy | ticketed entry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Memorial for Peace and Justice
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surface form:
National Lynching Memorial
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| architecturalStyle | contemporary ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration ⓘ |
| category |
African-American history museum
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history museum in Alabama ⓘ human rights memorial ⓘ |
| city |
Montgomery, Alabama
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surface form:
Montgomery
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| commemorates |
African Americans lynched between 1877 and 1950
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victims of racial terror lynchings in the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Equal Justice Initiative ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo |
African American victims of lynching
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victims of racial injustice in the United States ⓘ victims of racial terror lynchings ⓘ |
| designedBy | MASS Design Group ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Equal Justice Initiative ⓘ |
| hasPart |
duplicate monuments for counties
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interpretive panels ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ outdoor memorial square ⓘ reflection spaces ⓘ sculptures ⓘ suspended steel monuments ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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weathering steel ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| nearby | Legacy Museum ⓘ |
| numberOfMonuments | over 800 ⓘ |
| openingDate | April 26, 2018 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Equal Justice Initiative ⓘ |
| purpose |
to commemorate victims of racial terror lynchings
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to confront the legacy of racial injustice in the United States ⓘ to educate the public about racial terror ⓘ to foster truth and reconciliation ⓘ |
| region | Deep South ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies on memory and memorialization
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national media coverage ⓘ |
| theme |
legacy of slavery
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mass incarceration ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ racial terror lynching ⓘ segregation ⓘ |
| visitorType | public ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Memorial for Peace and Justice Description of subject: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a U.S. memorial and museum in Montgomery, Alabama dedicated to commemorating the victims of racial terror lynchings and confronting the legacy of racial injustice.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Lynching Memorial
this entity surface form:
National Memorial for Peace and Justice (concept and advocacy)
Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
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nearby
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National Memorial for Peace and Justice
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Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
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associatedWith
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National Memorial for Peace and Justice
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