A historical marker commemorating Mary Turner , a Black woman lynched by a white mob in 1918, will go on display Monday at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.

The Georgia Historical Society marker, which was repeatedly vandalized with bullet holes and damaged by an off-road vehicle at its original location in rural southern Georgia, now forms the centerpiece of a new exhibit that includes testimony from Turner's descendants spanning six generations.

Why It Matters

The marker's journey from vandalized roadside memorial to protected museum exhibit reflects ongoing tensions over how America confronts its history of racial violence.

Mary Turner, eight months pregnant, was killed by an angry mob in Valdosta, Georgia, after publicly demanding justice for her husband

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