“The 40 names of civil rights martyrs inscribed on the memorial provide lessons on the courage, commitment and sacrifices these individuals made in the past to bring us where we are today, and they inspire us to continue the march until justice is a reality for everyone in society. On this day in 2017, the nation witnessed KKK members and white nationalists in the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, protesting the removal of a monument dedicated to a man who fought to uphold a white supremacist system and lost. Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a not-for-profit organization founded. “As we celebrate 30 years of the Civil Rights Memorial, we are reminded that everyday people, including each and every one of us, have the power to bring about social change by standing up and speaking out against injustice,” said Tafeni English, director of the Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC). The Memorial was commissioned by, and composes the front entrance plaza of, the Southern. King pastored when it was at the helm of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In fact, the memorial is just a few hundred yards away from the church Dr. Board of Education decision that de-segregated schools and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. It honors 40 people who were killed during the civil rights movement, a period that featured the Brown vs. The SPLC dedicated this monument on November 5, 1989. The memorial has served as a place to reflect, to teach, and to learn about th struggles for equality that took place right here in Montgomery, Alabama.
(WSFA) - Today is the 30th anniversary of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Civil Rights Memorial.
