"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them"
IDA B. WELLS
RESEARCH
Through our research, we remember John Moss, George Hart, Charles Humphries, Samuel Harris, Charles Miller, Forney "Fonny"Calhoun, and Otis "Jimbo" Gray, Sr. - seven documented victims of racial terror lynchings in Lee County, Alabama.
Upcoming Events
A Seat at the Table: A Juneteenth Breakfast to Carry Memory ForwardJun 19, 2026, 9:00 AMNonprofit Center of East Alabama, 1944 Opelika Rd Suite 101, Auburn, AL 36830, USA
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Alabama Rural Ministry
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Research to Preserve African American Stories and Traditions
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Becoming the Beloved Community
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Community Foundation of East Alabama
​Museum of East Alabama
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City of Smiths Station
Fifty Fund
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Lee County Voters League & Youth Organization
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Lee County Branch of the NAACP #5038
Lee County Literacy Coalition
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Nourish, AL
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Well Red​​
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City of Auburn​​
​Greater Peace Baptist Church
The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities at Pebble Hill
Auburn University History Department
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Auburn University Landscape Architecture Department
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City of Opelika
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City of Waverly​