The Legacy Sites: A History of Racial Injustice, by Equal Justice Initiative. Monacelli, 2026. 280 pages. $59.95 ISBN 978-1580937320

Authors

• Roger Davis Gatchet, West Chester UniversityFollow

Document Type

Review

Abstract

Roger Davis Gatchet, a scholar of communication, reviews The Legacy Sites: A History of Racial Injustice, collectively authored by the Equal Justice Initiative with a forward by founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Rich with photographs and written for a popular audience, The Legacy Sites offers an accessible history of race relations and the struggle for racial justice in the United States, organized by chapters devoted to three sites in Montgomery, Alabama: the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice Museum, and Freedom Monument Sculpture Park. The book’s historical narrative adopts a critical tone that reflects the broader ideological mission of the EJI and the Legacy Sites it oversees—one that emphasizes authentic truth-telling as a necessary first step on the road to reconciliation.

Recommended Citation

Gatchet, Roger Davis (2026) "The Legacy Sites: A History of Racial Injustice, by Equal Justice Initiative. Monacelli, 2026. 280 pages. $59.95 ISBN 978-1580937320," Journal of Hate Studies: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64749/2169-7442.1272
Available at: https://repository.gonzaga.edu/jhs/vol19/iss1/12

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