The Guardian Australia ·australia ·3 hours ago

New monument turns Rosa Parks’s booking number into warning on US erasure

Montgomery Square in Alabama opened a new monument honoring Rosa Parks's booking number 7053 on Saturday. EJI founder Bryan Stevenson called it a reminder of the ongoing struggle against racial erasure, emphasizing, 'We have come too far to turn around now.' The square is the latest of four Legacy Sites dedicated to civil rights and Black resistance.

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