Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, the EJI Health Clinic, and more.
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** EJI’s Animated A History of Racial Injustice Video Series
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Over the past year EJI has released 10 short animated films that build on our A History of Racial Injustice daily calendar. From the wrongful execution of a Black 14-year-old boy to widespread violent opposition to Black political participation, the series explores critical moments in our nation’s history of racial injustice.
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** EJI Opens Freedom Monument Sculpture Park
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In March we opened our newest Legacy Site in Montgomery, Alabama: Freedom Monument Sculpture Park. Using contemporary artworks, first-person narratives, and historical artifacts, the park explores the legacy of slavery and the lives of enslaved people. Since opening, Freedom Monument Sculpture Park has been featured in CBS Sunday Morning ([link removed]) , NBC News ([link removed]) , The New Yorker ([link removed]) , The Guardian ([link removed]) , and Rolling Stone ([link removed]) .
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** Juneteenth Dedication of the National Monument to Freedom
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For Juneteenth, EJI hosted a three-day celebration in Montgomery that included the dedication of the National Monument to Freedom at Freedom Monument Sculpture Park. The unforgettable event featured special performances by the legendary Wynton Marsalis, classical clarinetist Anthony McGill from the New York Philharmonic, and the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers, as well as remarks from EJI director Bryan Stevenson.
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** EJI Continues to Fight on Behalf of People Sentenced to Death
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As death sentences and executions trend down nationwide, Alabama remains an outlier. The state has put to death three of the 13 people executed so far in 2024. Earlier this year, Alabama executed Jamie Mills despite new evidence that prosecutors obtained his conviction illegally. EJI continues to fight on behalf of people sentenced to death in Alabama, and in May, we won reversals in two different cases that granted new trials to EJI clients Brandon Sykes and Michael Powell.
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** EJI Expands Anti-Poverty Work Across Alabama
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In 2023, EJI announced two anti-poverty initiatives to address food insecurity in Alabama and provide free health services to people across the state. To date, more than 4,000 families have taken part in EJI’s hunger relief program ([link removed]) and our health clinic has successfully treated hundreds of patients diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Many of our patients are formerly incarcerated people who did not receive adequate medical care in jail or prison.
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