Dear Reader,
In January of this year, I had the opportunity to visit the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial to Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama with a group of friends from Charleston. It was a profound, transformative experience for me as it helped to reshape my understanding of this period in history. Taking this learning journey with friends made it all the more powerful as we continue to talk about what we experienced together.
In reflecting on my visit, the word Grace keeps reverberating in my head. What does that word even mean in this context? Grace is defined as unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification and to confer dignity or honor. The Montgomery spaces give visitors a chance to pause, reflect, and regenerate their perspectives on a tumultuous period of history in our country. Visiting hallowed spaces implicitly honors the humans who have endured, advocated and perished during crucial moments in history.
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