GROWING DOWN INTO THE GOODNESS OF OUR GRIEF Grief in the Life of the Lynching Sites Project
GROWING DOWN INTO THE GOODNESS OF OUR GRIEF
Grief in the Life of the Lynching Sites Project
by Randall Mullins
Pilgrimage Reflections by Tom Thrailkill
My journey back to Memphis and ultimately the site of the lynching of Ell Persons began with some basic historical research of my family. My Great Grandfather was one of the Memphis Police City Detectives who investigated the murder of Antoinette Rappel in 1917. He was also involved with the interrogation of Ell Persons and and was one of the authorities who successfully transported him to Nashville after the forced confession. No one living in my family today ever knew about this tragic murder back in 1917 as well as the horrific lynching that subsequently occurred.
“Charlie Morris and Tom Carlson, Companions in Truth” by John Ashworth, Executive Director, Lynching Sites Project of Memphis
I am often emotionally pulled in many directions as I do the work of remembrance of the victims of our nation’s tortured domestic terrorism campaign from the end of the Civil War until about 1960. Along the way, all the people I work with in this effort leave a lasting impression that gets buried in my subconscious. Until that memory gets jarred in some significant way that memory remains among all the rest without much thought.
The March Resumes by Rev. Fred Morton
The March Resumes
June 11, 2018
Busted for Jesus by Rev. Fred Morton
The March Continues
May 29, 2018
Say my Name, Say my Name! The Lynching of an enslaved African American Man in Memphis, Tennessee on January 1, 1851 by Jennifer S. Bennie
Say my Name, Say my Name!
The Lynching of an enslaved African American Man in Memphis, Tennessee on January 1, 1851
By Jennifer S. Bennie
A March Completed by Rev. Fred Morton
A March Completed
May 16, 2018
Montgomery Experience by Habiba-Charline Tramel
My reflections of the Montgomery journey. I/we went on Saturday. Our entry was 1:30pm. The museum was informative. For me how long this has been going on. For me like it was something that so called white people were entitled to do. Then the children that are locked up for life. These are children. Who does that to children and why? Museum left me without any and I mean no good feelings about so called white people. So the memorial wasn’t t much better. Walked through the first garden trying to prepare myself for what I was sure was going to effect me in some way.
I SCARCE CAN TAKE IT IN by Rev. Thomas A. Momberg
One LSP pilgrim’s reflections on the EJI Memorial and Museum in Montgomery
Reflections on EJI's Museum and Memorial by Carla Peacher-Ryan
I was lucky to travel to Montgomery for the opening of the Legacy Museum and the Memorial for Peace and Justice. I was able to attend 4 of the panel discussions, the opening ceremony and the Concert for Peace and Justice. It was overwhelming and incredibly enriching.