National Memorial for Peace and Justice

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On a six-acre sacred site in Montgomery, Alabama, this national lynching memorial recognizes the history of racial injustice in our country and serves as a remembrance of the victims and those who fled from racial terror in America. The form is dark and mysterious as you approach the memorial. A glow from beyond the forest of monuments beckons as you get closer. Massive monuments sit silently on the ground at the threshold. The ground begins to give way quickly, spilling light out beneath each monument. Down the first ramp, each of them is lit from below by a narrow beam of light. As you transition, the monuments are no longer engaged with your body; they now fly above your head. At this point, the lighting for each monument gives way to a pattern of up lights, which create a dappled, uneven effect above.