The Legacy of Slavery
The Legacy of Slavery
Experience the first international exhibition from one of America’s premier cultural institutions, the Legacy Museum.
Discover a comprehensive history of the legacy of slavery and racial injustice – from Scotland to America – in the first international exhibition from the Legacy Museum, based in Montgomery, Alabama.
Tracking the tragic history of millions of enslaved Africans who were abducted and trafficked across the Atlantic to the Americas by European powers, the exhibition explores the myth of racial hierarchy that enabled slavery, lynching and segregation. This legacy continues to perpetuate racism today.
The Legacy Museum is one of four national institutions created by human rights organisation, the Equal Justice Initiative. Founded by eminent civil rights lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, the Legacy Sites demonstrate that the power of history is in telling the truth.
That legacy, that pain and suffering, is a part of the American story. But the other part of the American story was how millions of enslaved people found a way to love in the midst of agony — to hold up one another and find a way to survive, and then to thrive, build and create.
Programme
Access information:
This exhibition consists of lots of written content, as well as images, video and installations.
The written content is not in large print but you are welcome to use a magnifying device.
The majority of the video content has English captions.
The exhibition space has low lighting.
The flooring consists of carpet covered with plastic sheeting and wooden floorboards. There is a slight lip between the two surfaces.
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Listen to The Warm Up: your audio introduction to the performance.
