{"id":84184,"date":"2018-11-29T09:03:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=84184"},"modified":"2018-12-03T14:36:45","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:36:45","slug":"um-group-community-members-visit-lynching-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-group-community-members-visit-lynching-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Group, Community Members Visit Lynching Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_84451\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-group-community-members-visit-lynching-memorial\/montgomery_mg_4159-web\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84451\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84451\" class=\"wp-image-84451 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Montgomery_MG_4159-web-2048x1150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Montgomery_MG_4159-web-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Montgomery_MG_4159-web-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Montgomery_MG_4159-web-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Montgomery_MG_4159-web-580x326.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-84451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UM faculty and students, Oxford high school students and community members \u2013 visit the Equal Justice Museum and Memorial Park in Montgomery, Alabama. Photo by Dason Pettit<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A group of more than 50 people \u2013&nbsp;including University of Mississippi faculty and students, Oxford high school students and community members \u2013&nbsp;recently visited the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/museumandmemorial.eji.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equal Justice Museum and Memorial Park<\/a>&nbsp;in Montgomery, Alabama.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84453\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-group-community-members-visit-lynching-memorial\/montgomeryimg_5127_1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-84453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84453\" class=\"wp-image-84453 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MontgomeryIMG_5127_1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MontgomeryIMG_5127_1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MontgomeryIMG_5127_1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MontgomeryIMG_5127_1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-84453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student takes in exhibits at the Equal Justice Museum and Memorial Park. Photo by Dason Pettit<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">The trip, which took place Nov. 3 and was organized by the <a href=\"http:\/\/slaveryresearchgroup.olemiss.edu\/\">UM Slavery Research Group<\/a>, allowed participants to visit the new museum that examines the history of lynching in America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The trip was organized to take place one week after the dedication of the Elwood Higginbottom memorial in Lafayette County. More importantly, it allowed older community members to discuss historical information about Oxford and Lafayette County with high school students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The creation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/museumandmemorial.eji.org\/\">Equal Justice Museum and Memorial Park<\/a> was driven by the <a href=\"https:\/\/eji.org\/\">Equal Justice Initiative<\/a>, founded by Bryan Stevenson. 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