National monument honoring enslaved Black people set to open in Alabama

A new monument and sculpture park honoring 10 million enslaved Black people in the United States is opening next week in Montgomery, Alabama. Why it matters: The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park and National Monument to Freedom will become the closest the U.S. has to a national monument to the victims of enslavement. • It comes as some states in recent years have passed bills limiting the discussion of slavery in public schools. Zoom in: Advocacy group Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) announced the project — which will be part of its...