Category Archives: Memorial

The National Lynching Memorial Opens In Alabama

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday, stands high on a hillside overlooking downtown Montgomery, Ala. Beyond the buildings you can see the winding Alabama River and hear the distant whistle of a train — the nexus that … Continue reading →

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The Equal Justice Initiative National Lynching Museum

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) plans to build a national memorial to victims of lynching in Montgomery, Alabama, which is expected to open in 2018. This memorial project relating to America’s history of racial terror and lynching will become the … Continue reading →

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Lizz Brown Memorial Service

Posted on November 11, 2017 by
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U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson Funeral Service

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was among four American service members killed in Niger earlier this month, was laid to rest in his home state of Florida on Saturday. A flag-covered coffin holding Johnson’s remains was carried into … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

The REAL monuments that tells America’s TRUE HISTORY. Thoughts on Confederate Statues from a Southern White Male Growing up in the South, I was told (and unfortunately believed) a number of things about the Confederacy. Of course, I heard the common … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Open Thread

Posted on May 29, 2017 by
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Cubans Pay Last Respects To Fidel Castro

Posted on November 28, 2016 by

HAVANA, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Galvanized by a 21-gun salute that thundered across Havana, tens of thousands of Cubans paid final respects on Monday to Fidel Castro, who led a leftist revolution, ruled for half a century and resisted the … Continue reading →

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