And now, his years of legal work and activism have led him to create a national memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. It is America’s only memorial dedicated to lynching victims. There was a sense, which we tried to convey in our journalism, that a major taboo in American cultural life had finally been broken. Lynching memorial leaves some quietly seething: 'Let sleeping dogs lie' Read moreThe surprise guest was announced by Stevenson himself. With a hint of melancholy in his voice, the singer made an impassioned speech about the lynching victims, saying he shared their pain.

Source: The Guardian May 05, 2018 10:30 UTC