Inspired by the work of Ida B. Wells, W. E. B. Du Bois, and the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, the Alabama Memory Project is an ongoing attempt to recapture the lives of the lynching victims and attempted lynching victims in Alabama before the worst day of their lives. We consider attempted lynchings along with documented lynchings in an effort to capture the breadth of lynch violence and its impact on survivors and their communities.
The Black men, women, and children who were lynched died twice to history. First, when their lives were taken by lynch mobs; and again, when history failed to record their story. There are over 800 documented cases of racial terror lynchings in the state of Alabama. We hope that by sharing their names and their stories, this project will provide a measure of justice and a different memory of the past. This project is an ongoing effort.
Supported By:
Project Status:
Live
Website Link:
https://adhc2.ua.edu/VOH/s/vietnamwaroralhistoryarchive/page/home
Project Owner(s):
John Giggie
Discipline:
History
Research Method(s):
Primary Sources
Mapping
Topic(s):
Lynching Victims
Suggested Citation:
Giggie, John. “Alabama Memory.” Alabama Digital Humanities Center. https://adhc1.ua.edu/alabama_memory/.