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The Continuing Challenge of Understanding Racial Injustice in America

02.26.21

Ban On Prosecuting Young Teens as Adults is Upheld By California Supreme Court

02.25.21

New Mexico Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Qualified Immunity for Abusive Police

02.19.21

EJI Partners with Community to Memorialize Lynching Victims in Forsyth County, Georgia

02.17.21

Stabbing Death at St. Clair Is 14th Alabama Prison Homicide in Past Year

02.15.21

Alabama's Denial of Religious Support to Condemned Man Leads to Stay of Execution

02.12.21

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Established in 2018, the Legacy Museum explores the history of racial inequality and its relationship to a range of contemporary issues from mass incarceration to police violence.

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