Elvin B. Thompson’s foreword to Untold Stories of Black Montevallo, Vol. 3 offers a powerful personal reflection on the town’s Black history—stories often left untold, yet central to understanding Montevallo’s true legacy. Drawing from lived experience, memory, and place, Thompson weaves together tales of faith, community, perseverance, and everyday heroism. From ghost stories passed down through generations to the spiritual roots of local churches, his words invite readers to honor the past while envisioning a future shaped by truth and remembrance.

Discover the profound significance of Montevallo's Memorial Garden, established in honor of two unidentified victims of an 1889 lynching. This garden, part of EJI's historical marker project, is a place of remembrance, healing, and reconciliation, reflecting on the racial injustices of the past and offering hope for a more just future.

Four years ago the Montevallo Remembrance Project, a citizen's coalition, partnered with the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery to bring a commemorative lynching marker to town. One of the coalition’s co-leaders reflects on the meaning of the marker, then and now.

After returning from an enlightening conference on queer history from the south, MLP Board of Director Josie Daisy expresses her frustration with Montevallo’s lack of vision for an inclusive future.