MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — With her signature, Gov. Kay Ivey officially made Juneteenth a state holiday. In Montgomery, and across the state, Alabamians are remembering when formerly enslaved people found out they were free after the Civil War.
The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers serenaded a crowd gathered at the Peace and Justice Center. The songs paid tribute to Juneteenth and the fight for freedom.
Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, said today represents an opportunity for justice…