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The Legacy Museum, which is “perhaps the closest thing America has to a national slavery museum,” is free from government control and displays the “history that the Trump administration aims to de-emphasize—if not outright erase,” @clintsmithiii.bsky.social argues.

bit.lyThe Power of Private MuseumsThe Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to federal funding cuts or executive orders.

19/1/26, 3:45 pm101 reposts263 likes

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@negroleaguefilm.bsky.social

19 Jan

EJI has built a number of amazing and impactful museums and outdoor memorials and sculptures that should receive more attention. They are incredibly done, respectful, educational and important. #powerful #justice

Angela C. Johnson

@akoma0224.bsky.social

19 Jan

The Legacy Museum is a national treasure. I've been four times. The new iteration is thoughtful, thorough, and impactful. Every American should experience it; history is not beholden to politics and federal funding. The entire eji.org complex is a testimony

eji.orgEqual Justice InitiativeEJI works to end mass incarceration and racial inequality.

Liz

@lizjuly4th.bsky.social

19 Jan

The Legacy Museum is not properly designed and the fact that photography is prohibited in the museum is annoying, respectfully. I am solely referring to the museum itself, not the outdoors museum which is done very well.

Angela C. Johnson

@akoma0224.bsky.social

19 Jan

On my first visit to the older museum, I was asked to stop taking pictures. I was annoyed, but now I get it. For me, the photos just don't capture the experience, and I'm guessing they want to protect their intellectual and real property from misuse.

Liz

@lizjuly4th.bsky.social

19 Jan

Yes, I believe so. Yet, something is still “missing.” Have you visited the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, MS? Phenomenal! The visual alone is enough to comprehend the horrors, human suffering and injustice.