"Overlooking the Alabama River, Freedom Monument Sculpture Park honors the lives and memories of the 10 million Black people who were enslaved in America and celebrates their courage and resilience."

More than 50 sculptures by world-renowned artists depict the brutality of slavery and the humanity and dignity of the enslaved. Interwoven with the sculptures are stories of the enslaved, sometimes in their own words, and explanations of the historical context.

The pinnacle of the experience is the National Monument to Freedom, pictured below. It evokes an open book and is inscribed with 122,000 surnames chosen by formerly enslaved people and recorded in the 1870 census. Guides are standing by with tablets to help visitors look up their family names and locate them on the wall. In the picture below, William is pointing toward his name as his ancestors are represented on the wall.