Here's how an Alabama newspaper marked the opening of the nation's first lynching memorial

John Williams. Gaines Hall. Buck Steward. Pete Zeigler. Jim Acoff. Henry Ivy. Willy Webb.

The names go on and on, 313 in all, printed in white against a dark backdrop, each a testament to a whole life stolen through the horrific American legacy of lynching.

The stunning presentation graced the front page of last Thursday's Montgomery Advertiser to mark the opening of The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, the nation's first memorial to lynching victims, alongside a new museum in Alabama's capital that chronicles America's history of racism.

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