Montgomery Square, is a new site dedicated to the Montgomery Decade that changed the world. From 1955 to 1965, Black Montgomery residents with extraordinary courage and determination stood up against racial injustice and sparked a movement that transformed our country and the world.

Visiting Montgomery Square means literally walking in the footsteps of the women, men, and children whose bravery and determination in the face of violent opposition led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

“We are extremely excited to open this site, which explores how Montgomery created a new chapter for democracy and justice in America,” said EJI Director Bryan Stevenson. “The movement birthed by Montgomery’s residents in 1955, culminating in a triumphant march in 1965, changed the cultural, legal, social, and economic landscape of this nation.”

Sculptures from acclaimed artist Hank Willis Thomas and photography from the era illustrate the deeply researched narrative about Montgomery’s pivotal role in creating a new era of greater democracy and opportunity in America.

Visitors can hear from the people who led and fueled this remarkable movement inside Heroes Hall, where documentary films that feature Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks, E.D. Nixon, Jo Ann Robinson, Fred D. Gray, John Lewis, Jo Ann Bland, Sheyann Webb Christburg, Amelia Boynton Robinson, and Lynda Blackmon Lowery, along with interviews and speeches from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr are being screened.