Student Group Attends National Lynching Memorial Unveiling – The Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South

Dr. Giggie and a group of students attended the recent opening of a national lynching memorial in Montgomery. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice was founded by the Equal Justice Initiative on April 26th, 2018, in the heart of Alabama’s capital. While attending the unveiling ceremonies, Dr. Giggie and his students were able to meet Rev. C. T. Vivian, a minister deeply involved in the Civil Rights movement who worked alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Additionally, the group also met Alabama Senator Doug Jones. Following the ceremony, they then visited the memorial. Dr. Giggie and his students were grateful to be a part of such a momentous occasion and to have contributed to the recent research into and dialogue about this period of our nation’s history.

students attending the recent opening of a national lynching memorial in Montgomery — Margaret Lawson, Libby Hufham, Maruka Walker

students with Rev. John Alexander — Morgan Alexander, Emma Pepperman, Rev. John Alexander

graduate students — Malcolm Cammeron and Dante Whittaker. Grad students

students with Rev. C. T. Vivian — Margaret Lawson, Emma Pepperman, Rev. C. T. Vivian, Maruka Walker

students with Sen. Doug Jones — Morgan Alexander, Sen. Doug Jones, Louise Jones, Emma Pepperman