Alabama NewsCenter — Newly expanded Legacy Museum in Montgomery explores more deeply the legacy of slavery

By Shirley Jackson

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has opened the doors to its newly expanded Legacy Museum in Montgomery with free admission and special gifts for visitors through Oct. 3. The museum examines the legacy of slavery, from its introduction into the New World in the 17th century to ongoing issues related to mass incarceration.

The new facility, at 400 N. Court St., is four times the size of its former location and houses dramatically more content. Located on the site of an old cotton warehouse and within walking distance of a former slave auction site, the museum features exhibits about the transatlantic slave trade; the Reconstruction era following the Civil War; the civil rights era of the mid-1900s, including the Montgomery bus boycott and resistance to racial integration; and information about voter disenfranchisement, among other issues that carry over to contemporary times.

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