This past Saturday, I went to the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery for the first time. As a Montgomery resident all of my life, the trip should have been made already but until I actually went I thought that I had already been before.

With an entry fee of only two dollars, I was able to view a beautiful set up and watch an insightful video. The beginning of the museum gives background on how the idea of it came along and also the background of how Maya Lin came up with the idea of the memorial design. Next, a short documentary is played discussing the events that occurred between 1954 and 1968 and the people who lost their lives during this time whose names are now carved into the granite memorial. There is then a hallway that remembers people who lost their lives as a result of hate crimes after the civil rights movement ended.

The way the inside of the museum is structured is very organized and I think that is why I like it so much. I didn't feel overwhelmed or that I would get lost because there was so much to look at. Its simplicity is what made me appreciate it more. I think everyone should visit the memorial, especially if they live in Montgomery.