Today’s Mystery Photo we would rate as especially difficult. First, it’s not a high quality photo, and on top of that, it’s dark, to emphasize the decorations. But it is of some historic significance. See if you can determine where this was taken, and give some background about the photo. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown. And since this is the last day you can vote, have you cast your ballot in the Georgia primary today?
Several readers quickly recognized the recent and distinctive Mystery Photo. Holly Moore of Suwanee wrote: “This is The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala. Opened in 2018 this memorial reflects on and honors the victims of racial violence in the United States, particularly the victims of racial terror lynching. The six acre site also contains exhibits detailing the devastation and humiliation of segregation and Jim Crow laws and the resulting mass northern migration of many southern African Americans.” The photograph came from Pam Brooks of Norcross.
Others recognizing it were Michael Gagnon, Flowery Branch; Bob Foreman, Grayson; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Virginia Klaer, Duluth; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex.
Graf wrote: “More than 4,400 African American men, women, and children were hanged, burned alive, shot, drowned, and beaten to death by white mobs between 1877 and 1950. Millions more fled the South as refugees from racial terrorism, profoundly impacting the entire nation. Until now, there has been no national memorial acknowledging the victims of racial terror lynchings. On a six-acre site atop a rise overlooking Montgomery, the national lynching memorial is a sacred space for truth-telling and reflection about racial terror in America and its legacy.”
Peel suggested: “I would encourage the readers to visit the web site of the Legacy Museum (https://museumandmemorial.eji.org) for more history and background.”
Jackson EMC crew is top team in Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo
A journeyman lineman team from Jackson EMC was named the top overall team competing at the Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo, held May 7 in Fort Valley, Ga. The event draws linemen from across the state to compete in a series of events in traditional lineman skills and tasks. Jackson EMC’s competitors for the Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo were (from left, first row): Jonathan Woodring, Jeremy Adams, Matt Tolar, Kaleb Chapman, T.J. Witherell, Michael Rodriquez, Walt Palmer, Carter Kelling, Devin Triplett, Salvador Mendoza, Austin Gragg, Josh Franklin and Justin Cash. On the second row are Bryan Futral, Ben Adams, Austin Yearwood, Shawn Thurston, Austin Crouse, John Wills, Matthew Nash and Austin Lewis.
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