A memorial and museum dedicated to the legacy of racial violence and injustice in America are set to open in Montgomery, Alabama.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice was designed by Boston-based Mass Design Group and set up by Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) ? a non-profit organisation that works to advance national reconciliation around race.
Described as the first of its kind in the country, the memorial is intended to help acknowledge past and present discrimination against African Americans.

"The United States has done very little to acknowledge the legacy of slavery, lynching, and racial segregation," said a statement from EJI.
Located in the southern state of Alabama, home to several landmarks connected to the American Civil Rights Movement, the memorial comprises an open-air pavilion surrounded by six acres (2.4 hectares) of grassland.
Inside, over 800 Corten-steel columns represent each county in America where a racially motivated lynching has taken place. The names of the victims are inscribed on each.
The columns measure six feet (1.8 metres) tall and are suspended from the ceiling, and do not touch the floor. They occupy the entirety of the large covered structure, which is organised around an open square at its centre.

Upon entering the memorial, a sculpture by Ghanian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo confronts visitors, while another artwork by Dana King is dedicated to the women who sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott ? which took place in the mi...