From slavery to police abuse, new museum documents US history of racism
published : 1 Oct 2021 at 07:45
WASHINGTON: Slavery, lynchings, segregation, mass incarceration and police abuse: a museum that opens Friday in the state of Alabama traces a direct link between the racist past of the United States and today’s inequalities.
The Legacy Museum in the state capital of Montgomery is housed in a building where African captives were once held before being sold as slaves.
“It’s a museum about the history of America, with a focus on the legacy of…
