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Getting Started | pg 6Connecting Past andPresent | pg 11Advancing CommunityEngagement | pg 29Connecting with EJI'sCommunity RemembranceProject | pg 73Steps to Get Involved |pg 125Photo By | EJI Staff

G E T T I N GS T A R T E DEJI invites communitiesto engage in restorativetruth-telling efforts towork towards repairingthe harms caused as aresult of an era ofenslavement, an era ofracial terror lynchingand violence, an era ofJim Crow segregation,and an ongoing era ofmass incarceration inour nation.EJI believes that theseefforts are critical toadvance a new era oftruth and justice.6Photos By | Willie J. Allen Jr.

The purpose of meaningfulcommunity education effortsadvance local communityengagement and educationTools and frameworksHow community groups canwork with EJI on CommunityRemembrance ProjectinitiativesIn this document, communitymembers can learn more about:7

A History of Racial InjusticeI N T R O D U C T I O N8

"SOMEBODY HASTO STAND WHENOTHER PEOPLEARE SITTING.SOMEBODY HAS TOSPEAK WHENOTHER PEOPLEARE QUIET."B R Y A N S T E V E N S O N , E J I E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R9

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P U R S U I N G L O C A L R E M E M B R A N C EOur shared national history ofracial and economic injusticeand inequality has createdcontinuing challenges for allAmericans. EJI’s research andremembrance work particularlyfocuses on the AfricanAmerican experience, and therole that anti-Black bias andinequality have played inshaping laws and socialsystems, and sparking deadlyviolence.How we publicly remember thepast;How we tell the stories of whowe are; and,How we explain the way ourpast influences our present.12

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R E S E A R C H A N DE N G A G I N G N A R R A T I V EC H A N G E EJI believes that we need tounderstand and confront thesenarratives in order to effectivelychallenge the interpersonal,institutional, and political practicesthey still shape. 14

V I S I T I N GE J I ’ SC U L T U R A LS I T E S"There is nothinglike it in thecountry." The New York Times16

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"We wanted tomake sure thatpeople didn't forgetthe humanity.” Bryan Stevenson, EJIExecutive Director19

T H E L E G A C Y M U S E U M : F R O M E N S L A V E M E N TT O M A S S I N C A R C E R A T I O N

"The new museum andmemorial inMontgomery are exactlythe remembranceAmerica needs."Rolling Stone21

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The sites “reveal withimmense emotionalresonance andintellectual rigor thestories and politicsaround centuries of racialoppression and terror inthe United States.” Architectural Review23

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"It makes me feel goodthat he is going to bestanding forsomething. That his lifemeant something."Mildred Betts, Daughter ofWillie Edwards Jr., who waskilled in a racial terror attackin 1957.25

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"WHILE THEMEMORIAL ISNATIONAL INSCOPE ANDAMBITION, ITRESOLUTELYFOCUSES ONAMERICANCOUNTIES,INSISTING ONLOCALCULPABILITYWHILE OTHERMEMORIALSSPEAKVAGUELY OFNATIONALGUILT ORCRIME."27

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I N T E N T I O N A LC O M M U N I T YA S S E S S M E N TTo understand a community's engagement with its past,community members should begin by assessing whatwork has already been done and is already happening intheir community.30Photo By | Donn Young

L O C A LC O N S I D E R A T I O N SWhat conversations are alreadyhappening, and what groups ororganizations are already seekingto advance a more truthfulnarrative and justice-relatedinitiatives? Has the history and legacy ofracial terror in the localcommunity been acknowledgedat any point in the last 10 years? What memorials and sites ofremembrance already exist in thelocal community, and what is thecommunity’s relationship withthose memorials and sites?How might the local communityrespond to its history of racialterror lynching, and why mightthat response emerge?How is the community responding toits history through publicmemorialization?Where does the community stillneed further understandingconcerning the connection betweenthese historical events and currentcommunity needs?How can honest dialogue andcollaborative efforts continue to befostered to find equitable solutionsto contemporary challenges?31

P R E P A R I N G F O R E N G A G E M E N TAfter or during the process of completing an intentionalcommunity assessment, community members canprepare for local community engagement with sharedlearning, narrative development, and further research.32Photo By | 904ward

P R E L I M I N A R YS T E P SRead EJI's Lynching in Americareport, available online athttps://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/report/. We recommend thisas an important first step indeveloping a robustunderstanding of racial terror,the role and need formemorialization, and how thisconnects to local remembrancework and narratives.Discuss and write down theanticipated goals and narrativeassociated with the localremembrance efforts beingplanned in advance of hostingcommunity events. What is the history of ourcommunity? How will we discuss it? Why is it important for us to discussthis history now? How is it connected to current dayissues? What are our hopes for ourcommunity?Consider pursuing furtherresearch about victims of racialterror lynching in your area. Localarchival research, online searches,and reviewing EJI's resources canbe good starting places for moredetails about the history of localracial terror lynchings forremembrance efforts.33

E M P O W E R I N GC O M M U N I T YE D U C A T I O NEffective community education and engagement effortscan help to disrupt biases and misconceptions aboutrace and poverty and shift problematic narratives toinspire meaningful changes over time.34Photo By | UAB Bloom Studio

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H O S T I N GC O M M U N I T YC O N V E R S A T I O N SFacilitating community conversations about ournational and local history of racial injustice and itscontemporary legacies can create opportunities to buildrelationships, learn, be challenged, and open doors forhealing.36Photo By | Rey Granger

B O O KD I S C U S S I O N S ,P A N E L S A N DG A T H E R I N G SBOOK READS ANDDISCUSSIONSPANELS AND GATHERINGSOn March 29, 2019, the FultonCounty Remembrance Coalitionof Atlanta, Georgia hosted acommunity conversation called"The Impact of a Narrative,"featuring a panel discussion onthe importance of confrontingand examining our nation'shistory of racial terrorism andwhite supremacy. The panelistsfocused on themes of history,trauma, activism, andrestorative justice, and helpedto spark local dialogue on howacknowledging this difficulthistory prepares us to havemore honest conversationsabout our present daychallenges and potentialsolutions.37

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In November of 2019,the CommunityRemembrance Projectof Greenville County,South Carolina hosteda panel discussion inmemory of GeorgeGreen, an AfricanAmerican victim oflynching killed in1933 in Greenvillecounty. Local pastors,historians, electedofficials, and nonprofitleaders discussed Mr.Green's story and itsconnection tocontemporary issues ofgentrification andhousing inequality.Hundreds ofparticipants joined in-person and vialivestream and hadthe opportunity todiscuss these issuestogether.39Photo By | Jeanette Brewster

F I L M A N DD O C U M E N T A R YS C R E E N I N G SFilm and documentary screenings can provide ameaningful forum to deepen the local understanding ofa community’s history of racial injustice and itspresent-day legacy in contemporary local issues.40Photo By | EJI/Contributed

V I S U A LS T O R Y T E L L I N GTrue Justice:Bryan Stevenson's Fight forEqualityJust Mercy41EJI has also supportedcommunity film anddocumentary screenings bysending educational materialsand staff occasionally toparticipate on panels. Otherfilms community groups couldexplore include: If Beale StreetCould Talk; 13th; I Am Not YourNegro; American Violet;Rosewood; 12 Years A Slave;When They See Us; John Lewis:Good Trouble, and more.

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In January 2020, theArkansas Peace and JusticeMemorial Movement basedin Pulaski County,Arkansas hosted events forthe National Day of RacialHealing. Two eventsincluded film screenings ofthe documentary, TrueJustice: Bryan Stevenson'sFight for Equality, followedby workshops and paneldiscussions. The coalitionhas continued to work withother stakeholders inArkansas to host virtualfilm screenings via their"Shelter-in-Place VirtualFilm Series," which hasattracted hundreds ofparticipants from aroundthe country.43

O N L I N EA W A R E N E S SC A M P A I G N SCreating online campaigns to reach people where theyare can help build significant conversations about racialjustice in new ways.44Photo By | Alexandria Community Remembrance Project

C O N N E C T I N GV I R T U A L L YThe Alexandria CommunityRemembrance Project based inAlexandria, Virginia created a 30-day online campaign toencourage the community tolearn and engage with topics andthemes related to racial historyand social justice in their area.The "30-Day Challenge" wasdesigned to have differentchallenges each day, fromlearning about local historicalevents to visiting sites ofhistorical significance andwatching documentaries.In July 2020, the Lee CountyRemembrance Project partneredwith Auburn University andBecoming the BelovedCommunity to host a virtualdiscussion about the connectionsbetween the COVID-19 pandemicand historical injustices, such asracial violence and the genocideof Native American people. Atthe event, Indigenous and Blackscholars and community memberswere invited to share theirexperiences.45

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47A virtual seriesdeveloped by variouscommunity partners inAtlanta, Georgia wascreated to furthercommunityconversations aboutracial equity. The“Equitable Dinners: LiftEvery Voice” series hascovered a range oftopics featuring artisticexpressions, expertspeakers, and anopportunity to connectwith others inmeaningful discussion.To learn more aboutthis series and platform,visit their website atEquitabledinners.com

P E R F O R M A N C E S ,T H E A T E R , A N D T H E A R T SDesigning community artistic, theatrical, andperformance-based experiences that highlight localracial history and related contemporary challenges canbe a powerful way to foster community engagement.48Photo By | Claire Rounkles

A R T I S T I CE X P L O R A T I O NCommunity members in Athens,Ohio hosted a soil collectionceremony in September 2019.During the ceremony, an OhioUniversity theater student,Keziah Waters, performed aspoken word piece recountingthe life and death ofChristopher Davis, who waslynched on November 21, 1881.The moving narrative written byElijah Bowmen and PatriciaThomas wove together thehistorical facts of Mr. Davis'slife, his hopes for freedom inOhio, and the devastatingoutcome of his lynching.Keziah's performance received astanding ovation.49Strange Fruit

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Near Chapel Hill in OrangeCounty, North Carolina,community membersgathered to remember theracial terror lynching of ayoung African Americanman named ManlyMcCauley, who waslynched on October 28,1898. After the communityhad a chance to hear Mr.McCauley's story, a dancetroupe of young Black girlsfrom their community gavea beautiful danceperformance. Rashii R.Purefoy started the "EbonéDancers" troupe to createpositive opportunities forself-esteem and learningfor Black children in thecommunity. The troupeteaches each student "morethan just dance," focusingalso on developing positivevalues about themselvesand life in theircommunity.51Photo By | Donn Young

B U I L D I N GL O C A L E X H I B I T SLocal exhibits can provide versatile opportunities forcommunity members to engage with importanthistorical and contemporary information about racialjustice.52Photo By | UAB Bloom Studio

H I S T O R I C A LS H O W C A S EIn February 2019, acommunity remembrancecoalition based in Irondale,Alabama launched a localexhibit in the IrondalePublic Library recognizingthe lynching of a Blackman named WilliamWardley, who was lynchednear Irondale in December1896. The exhibit featuredartistic "memory boxes"designed in partnershipwith local college studentsat the University ofAlabama in Birmingham,and the exhibit wasfollowed by a workshopwhere community memberscould learn more about theprocess of making memoryboxes to create one oftheir own.53

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In July 2018, about50 residents fromCharlottesville,Virginia journeyedtogether near thesite where a Blackman named JohnHenry James waslynched in 1898 andheld a soil collectionceremony. Afterreturning toCharlottesville,community memberslaunched a travelingexhibit at theJefferson MadisonRegional Librarybranches thatincluded one of thejars of soil, alongwith moreinformation aboutMr. James's lynchingand other relevantprogramming.55

S T U D E N T A N DY O U T H E N G A G E M E N TCommunity members and groups can be creative intheir inclusion of young voices, as well as intentional inallowing room for youth leadership throughout variouseducational and engagement opportunities.56Photo By | Jefferson County Memorial Project

E M E R G I N G V O I C E SLynchingin AmericaLynching inAmerica In 2018, the JeffersonCounty Memorial Project(JCMP) launched efforts torespond to EJI’s call toaction for remembrance andmemorialization. Based inBirmingham, Alabama, JCMPdeveloped a fellowshipprogram for college studentsinterested in furthering theavailable research about the30+ documented victims ofracial terror lynching killedin Jefferson County. Thefirst fellows cohort of 2018conducted research, helpedto create a report, andactively contributed tocommunity conversation andengagement around thehistory of racial terrorism. Acommittee of local educatorsalso created lesson plans tobe used in classrooms in andaround Jefferson County tocomplement the work of theEqual Justice Initiative andJCMP's public educationefforts.57Just Mercy

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In New Castle County,Delaware, SavannahShepherd, a junior atSanford High School inMiddleton, beganinvestigating lynchingsin her home state afterattending the opening ofEJI’s National Memorialfor Peace and Justice inApril 2018. When shediscovered the lynchingof George White in hercounty in 1903, shefounded the DelawareSocial JusticeRemembrance Coalitionto acknowledge racialterror lynching bypursuing a historicalmarker. In June 2019,Ms. Shepherd, alongwith state and localofficials, led communitymembers in unveiling ahistorical marker andcollecting soil inremembrance of Mr.White's lynching.59Photo By | EJI Staff

O R A L H I S T O R YP R O J E C T SOffering community members an opportunity to shareand/or to record oral histories can be a compelling andpowerful way to document narratives and perspectivesthat have too often been ignored or dismissed.60Photo By | EJI Staff

P R E S E R V I N GM E M O R I E SEJI's Lynching in Americainteractive websiteTheWarmth of Other Suns: TheEpic Story of America’s GreatMigrationAfro-American Historical andGenealogical Society61

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As part of theJacksonvilleCommunityRemembrance Project,the Museum OfScience and History(MOSH) curated alocal exhibit about thehistory of racialterror lynching inDuval County, Florida.One part of theexhibit featured oralhistory interviewsconducted by a localprofessor andhistorian, Dr. DavidJamison, withJacksonville AfricanAmerican elders abouttheir livedexperiences withracial violence andsegregation. Theseinterviews addedadditional depth tothe informationpresented about thelocal history.63Photo By | EJI Staff

V I G I L S A N D G A T H E R I N G S O FR E M E M B R A N C ECommunity groups have hosted vigils and gatherings ofremembrance to help honor the memory of those whohave largely been forgotten by many communities. 64Photo By | Paul Gillespie/Capital Gazette

R E F L E C T I V EG A T H E R I N G SIn December of 2018, acommunity remembrancecoalition in Montgomery,Maryland in Anne ArundelCounty held a communitycandlelight vigil to memorializeHenry Davis, a Black man whowas lynched on December 21,1906. The community gatheredat the Arundel Center and theCivil Rights Foot SoldiersMemorial. The gatheringincluded several brief speechesfrom community leadersadvocating for furthereducation and for the entirecommunity to reckon with theracial injustices of the past, inorder to overcome theirlegacies in the present.65

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In August of 2020,community members inMontevallo, ShelbyCounty, Alabama held acommunity vigil torecognize andremember two Blackmen who were lynchedin Shelby County in1889. Though pressaccounts detailed, andoften justified, theirlynchings, the accountsfailed to identify themen's names. Thememorial service andvigil occurred on the131st anniversary ofthe lynching, andcommunity membersand local officialsshared remarks,including MontevalloMayor Hollie Cost, whooffered a public apologyfor the lynchings,concluding, "Things likethis can never everhappen in our cityagain."67Photo By | Emily Sparacino

P O L I C Y C H A N G E A N D B R O A D E RI N I T I A T I V E SEffective community education and awareness can bebuilt upon to galvanize social and political changesdedicated to truth, justice, and reconcilation.68Photo By | Dara Ollman

S E E K I N GC H A N G EIn 2018, communityremembrance partners inDenver, Colorado pursued acity-level proclamation inremembrance of a 15-year oldAfrican American teenagernamed Preston John Porter Jr.,whose lynching was connectedto decisions made by Denvercity officials and lawenforcement. Members of thiscoalition and other partnersalso helped to advance asuccessful campaign to amend the Constitution of the State ofColorado to officially removelanguage that made slaveryillegal “except as punishment”for a crime. This language wasbased on the original wording ofthe 13th Amendment of the U.S.Constitution.In 2019, the Virginia GeneralAssembly passed a state-levelresolution, SJ 297/HJ 655,“acknowledging with profoundregret the existence andacceptance of lynching withinthe Commonwealth and callingfor reconciliation among allVirginians.” The resolution wasrecommended by the Senate’sDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Memorial Commission and theCommission’s History ofLynching in Virginia Work Group.This state-level resolution wasthe first of its kind, chargingthe Commission withdocumenting lynchings thatoccurred within Virginia,developing programming toraise awareness of this history,and to lend resources to theinstallation of historicalmarkers throughout the state.69

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Launched in 2018, the MarylandLynching Memorial Projectendeavors to “advance the causeof reconciliation in our state bydocumenting the history of racialterror lynchings, advocating forpublic acknowledgement of thesemurders and working to honorand dignify the lives of thevictims.” The Maryland LynchingMemorial Project, otherorganizations, and DelegateJoseline Peña-Melnyk (D-AnneArundel and Prince George’sCounties) partnered to sponsorand help pass the MarylandHouse Bill 307, which establishedthe first statewide Truth andReconciliation Commission,empowered to investigate racialterror lynchings and address thelegacy of racial terror. Effortsare underway to develop thestrategy the Commission will useto help advance a statewideconversation about the historyand legacy of lynching designedto bolster education and supportreparatory efforts.71

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Connecting with EJI’s CommunityRemembranceProject Community Remembrance ProjectSoilCollection Community Project, HistoricalMarker Project, Racial Justice EssayContestCRP coalitionXX74Photo By | EJI Staff

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core ofcontributing membersBuilding andDeveloping YourCRP Coalition LIMON, LINCOLN COUNTY, CONOVEMBER 201876

EJI is able to providemutual connection information,when available, to communitymembers who have completed ourCommunity Remembrance InterestForm FeaturedCommunities 77Photo By | Dave Russell @Buffalo Heart Images

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LEONARDTOWN, ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MD NOVEMBER 2019Photo By | EJI Staff

"IN THE SOIL, THERE ISTHE SWEAT OF THEENSLAVED. IN THE SOILTHERE IS THE BLOOD OFVICTIMS OF RACIALVIOLENCE AND LYNCHING.THERE ARE TEARS IN THESOIL FROM ALL THOSEWHO LABORED UNDER THEINDIGNATION ANDHUMILIATION OFSEGREGATION. BUT IN THESOIL THERE IS ALSO THEOPPORTUNITY FOR NEWLIFE, A CHANCE TO GROWSOMETHING HOPEFUL ANDHEALING FOR THEFUTURE."B R Y A N S T E V E N S O N , E J I E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R81

TALLAHASSEE, LEON COUNTY, FLFEBRUARY 202082Photos By | Dennis Howard

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84POOLESVILLE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MDNOVEMBER 2020Photos By | EJI Staff

HICKORY, NEWTON COUNTY, MSAUGUST 201985Photos By | EJI Staff

OMAHA, DOUGLAS COUNTY, NESEPTEMBER 201986Photo By | Taylored Media Productions

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TERRE HAUTE, VIGO COUNTY, INMARCH 202088Photo By | Gary DailyPhoto By | Susan TingleyPhoto By | Kiel Majewski

COATESVILLE, CHESTER COUNTY, PANOVEMBER 201789Photos By | Chris Baker Evans

ATLANTA, FULTON COUNTY, GAMAY 2019 90Photos By | Rey Granger

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In October 2018, E.W. Higginbottom participated in a marker dedication ceremony acknowledging thelynching of his father, Elwood Higginbottom, in Oxford, Mississippi in 1935.Photo By | Reed Jones

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Photo By | Justin Wayne LutzMONTEVALLO, SHELBY COUNTY, AL JUNE 2020

"THE PUBLIC NARRATIVE ANATION CREATES ABOUTWHAT IS IMPORTANT ISREFLECTED IN MEMORIALSAND MONUMENTS. WHO ISHONORED, WHAT ISREMEMBERED, WHAT ISMEMORIALIZED TELL ASTORY ABOUT A SOCIETYTHAT CAN’T BE REFLECTEDIN OTHER WAYS."B R Y A N S T E V E N S O N , E J I E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R95

ABBEVILLE, ABBEVILLE COUNTY, SCOCTOBER 201696Photos By | EJI / Human Pictures

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DECATUR, DEKALB COUNTY, GAMAY 202098Marker Photos By | Albert Fields Photo By | Schaune Griffin

DULUTH, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MNOCTOBER 2020XX 99Photos By | Tyler Schank / Duluth News Tribune

TULSA, TULSA COUNTY, OKSEPTEMBER 2020100Photos By | Tulsa Community Remembrance Project

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FORT DEPOSIT, LOWNDES COUNTY, ALDECEMBER 2019 102Photos By | EJI Staff

KANSAS CITY, JACKSON COUNTY, MODECEMBER 2018 103Photos By | EJI / Desmond McIntyre

SELMA, DALLAS COUNTY, ALMARCH 2018104Photos By | EJI Staff

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In August 2016, EJI launched a Racial Justice Essay Contest for all high school students living in orattending public high school in Lowndes County, Alabama. The first place prize was awarded to CentralHigh School 10th grader, Yamiri B. Mants, for his essay, “Things Remain the Same.”Photos By | Caleb Chancey

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ORLANDO, ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA JUNE 2019Photos By | Black Excellence Photography

"PROXIMITY HASTAUGHT ME SOMEBASIC ANDHUMBLING TRUTHS,INCLUDING THISVITAL LESSON: EACHOF US IS MORE THANTHE WORST THINGWE'VE EVER DONE." B R Y A N S T E V E N S O N , E J I E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R109

IN DECEMBER 2017, EJI ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF A RACIALJUSTICE ESSAY CONTEST HELD IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS ANDAWARDED $5000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FIRST PLACE PRIZE WASAWARDED TO WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE, JEMIMAABALOGU, FOR HER ESSAY ENTITLED, "WE CANNOT FORGET: THECONTINUATION OF POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANYOUTH."AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TXDECEMBER 2017110Photos | Contributed to EJI

CENTER, SHELBY COUNTY, TXDECEMBER 2018111IN DECEMBER 2018, EJI ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF A RACIALJUSTICE ESSAY CONTEST HELD IN SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS ANDAWARDED $5000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FIRST PLACE PRIZE WASAWARDED TO CENTER HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR, MARK PERKINS, FORHIS ESSAY ENTITLED, “BLACK AND WHITE MAKE GREY.”Photo By | Belinda BrewerLeft/Above Photos By | EJI Staff

XXBIRMINGHAM , JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALFEBRUARY 2020112Photos By | Erica Wright / The Birmingham Times

"IT IS TIME FOR THIS NATION TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, AND ITWILL NOT COME THROUGH COMPLACENCY; INSTEAD, IT WILL COMETHROUGH THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION DEMANDING THAT THESYSTEMIC ISSUES PLAGUING THIS COUNTRY BE PLUCKED FROMTHE ROOTS OF JUSTICE AND EQUALITY.”113

ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA OCTOBER 2018IN OCTOBER 2018, EJI ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS FOR A RACIALJUSTICE ESSAY CONTEST HELD IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA ANDAWARDED $6000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FIRST PLACE PRIZE WASAWARDED TO BARTAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR, JULIANNACHICERELLI, FOR HER ESSAY ENTITED, "FREEDOM IS NEVER GIVEN."114Photos By | EJI Staff / Contributed to EJI

ANNAPOLIS, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MDSEPTEMBER 2019115IN SEPTEMBER 2019, EJI ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS FOR A RACIALJUSTICE ESSAY CONTEST HELD IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY,MARYLAND AND AWARDED $6000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FIRSTPLACE PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO MEADE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR,MADISON MEDLEY, FOR HER ESSAY ENTITLED, “GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT.”Photos By | Christian Smooth

NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TNJUNE 2019116Photos By | John Michael Simpson

117IN JUNE 2019, EJI ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF A RACIALJUSTICE ESSAY CONTEST HELD IN DAVIDSON COUNTY,TENNESSEE AND AWARDED $5000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THEFIRST PLACE PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO REPUBLIC HIGHSCHOOL SENIOR, PRINCESS DUNCAN, FOR HER ESSAYENTITLED, "THE AMERICAN MALADY THAT IS RACISM."

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B R Y A N S T E V E N S O N , E J I E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R121 “THE MONUMENTPLACEMENT ISN’TMEANINGFUL UNLESSIT’S SURROUNDED BYINCREASEDCONSCIOUSNESS.”

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There is no “one size fits all” timeline orapproach when it comes to local communityremembrance and engagement efforts. view the organizing,dialogue, and remembrance events as themost substantive and impactful features ofa larger racial justice movement that goesbeyond the memorial monumentsthemselves.D JUSTICE123

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Photos By | EJI / Human PicturesPhotos By |Christian Smooth (top photos) & Paul Gillespie/CapitalGazette (bottom left)144

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147Photos By | BelindaBrewer (left photo); EJI Staff (middle and right photo)Photos By | Jefferson County Memorial Project (topleft); Erica Wright/The Birmingham Times (student photos); EJI Staff (bottom left)

Photos By / Donn YoungPhotos By | Mike Krophf/ Charlottesville Tomorrow (left); Michael S.Williamson/The Washington Post (right)148

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Photos By | Dara Ollman (left); Dave Russell@Buffalo Heart Images (right)PhotosBy | Tyler Schank / Duluth News Tribune150

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153Lynching in AmericaPhotos By | EJI StaffStrange FruitPhotos By |Desmond McIntyre

Photo By | EJI StaffPhoto By | Caleb Chancey154Photo By |Emily Sparacino (left) and Justin Wayne Lutz (right)

155Photos By | John Michael SimpsonTrue Justice: Bryan Stevenson’sFight for Equality

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C O M M U N I T YR E M E M B R A N C E P R O J E C TC A T A L O GA NEW COMMITMENT TOTRUTH AND JUSTICEThank you for exploring theEqual Justice Initiative'sQuestions? Email us at communityremembrance@eji.org

Photos By | Derrick McDowellSANDUSKY, ERIE COUNTY, OHIONOVEMBER 2019