The Equal Justice Inititative is installing community remembrance markers at the sites of places where African Americans were lynched. This is the first such marker in Missouri, unveiled a year ago.
Catholic Bishop James V. Johnston spoke at the dedication ceremony last year saying “By publicly recognizing that lynching occurred here, and permanently marking these horrific acts as events of historical significance, we can begin the process of acknowledgment and atonement that is necessary for us to move forward as a people dedicated to the idea that all men are created equally in the image and likeness of God.”
You can read more about the memorial here.
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