There's a star at the Alabama State Capitol on the spot where Jefferson Davis became President of the Confederate States. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a solemn site, where the naming, claiming — and, Stevenson hopes — healing can begin. A challenge to communitiesBryan Stevenson (r) shows CNN's Nia-Malika Henderson around a new memorial to victims of lynching. Lynching "was intended to terrorize communities of color, and that's why all black folks in these communities were victims," Stevenson said. On the back wall, there is a black and white photo of black men in a cotton field.

Source: CNN April 09, 2018 12:10 UTC