Alabama spends more than a half-million dollars a year on a Confederate memorial. Black historical sites struggle to keep their doors open.

Earlier this yr, a pair of state senators, a Black Democrat and a White Republican, co-sponsored a invoice that might have maintained funding for the Accomplice Park, whereas offering the identical quantity to Black historic websites. The invoice failed, however Sen. Clyde Chambliss Jr., its Republican sponsor, advised the Montgomery Advertiser that he deliberate to reintroduce the laws throughout a deliberate particular session. The particular session began Sept. 27, however there have been no indicators that Chambliss will comply with up on his pledge. Neither Chambliss nor his Democratic co-sponsor, Sen. Bobby D. Singleton, responded to requests for remark.