"Stevenson describes Montgomery's buses as "places of real peril" during Jim Crow, where Black people faced severe restrictions and dangers while trying to commute."
""Black people couldn't avoid [the buses] because they had to get to work; they had to go to the homes where they served as maids and cooks and domestic workers," Stevenson says."
"Stevenson emphasizes that confronting oppression is a path toward liberation, stating, "There is an America that is more free where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there less bigotry...""
President Trump has mandated the removal of monuments and exhibitions related to slavery and racial injustice. In contrast, Bryan Stevenson, a human rights lawyer, aims to preserve this history through the Equal Justice Initiative. The Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, opened in 2018 to document slavery and racism. A new exhibit, Montgomery Square, covers significant events from 1955 to 1965, highlighting the dangers Black individuals faced on segregated buses and emphasizing the importance of confronting America's painful past for future liberation and equality.
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