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Amy Boone discusses the historical marker dedicated to Grover C. Everett
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In a thought-provoking episode of 'It's Everything West Texas,' host Floyd Miller sits down with Amy Boone to discuss a new historical marker in Abilene dedicated to Grover C. Everett, an African American lynched in 1922. The conversation traces the origins of this project back to Dr. Robert Wallace and students at McMurray University and highlights the importance of acknowledging and understanding past racial injustices. With a dedication ceremony planned for Juneteenth weekend, Boone emphasizes the need for community remembrance and dialogue, bridging the gaps in history often overlooked, especially within the context of racial violence.
Community members are invited to attend the dedication of a historical marker on Juneteenth weekend, Saturday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. at 334 Ash Street. The marker recognizes the 1922 Abilene lynching of Grover C. Everett. It is the result of a partnership between the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and Abilene citizens who have worked to document and recognize this chapter of local history.
The dedication follows a community remembrance event held on April 27, 2019, when Abilene residents gathered to publicly recognize Everett's death for the first time. During that event, participants collected soil from the site where Everett was killed. One jar of soil is now part of a permanent exhibit at the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, while another is displayed at the Curtis House in Abilene.
The Equal Justice Initiative's Community Remembrance Project works with local communities to research and acknowledge documented victims of racial violence through historical markers, educational initiatives, and soil collection ceremonies. These projects are intended to promote public understanding of local history and its broader historical context.
The event is open to the public.
For more information, please contact: Amy Boone, amyboone92@gmail.com