Tag: Jefferson County Memorial Project
Jefferson County Memorial Project’s searing report on Linn Park’s racial history
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s Linn Park, from the now defunct City Stages music festival to the recently removed Confederate monument, has seen its...
Citizen-led coalition uncovers history of lynching in Jeffco
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Local activist and community organizer T. Marie King noticed a familiar name among the victims of racial terror when she...
Local college students compile forceful report on lynchings in Bham area
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Between the 1880s and 1940, a documented 30 people were lynched or victims of racial terror violence in Jefferson County,...
For Myeisha Hutchinson, conversations about area’s racial past are personal
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Tracing her family’s history and creating conversation about Jefferson County’s racial past are not easy, but Myeisha Hutchinson won’t be...