Saturday, November 5th, 2022 was marked as a Day of Remembrance for victims of racial terror lynching in Lee County, Alabama. The Lee County Remembrance Project gathered with over 100 community members at the Lee County Courthouse Square to honor and commemorate the lives of George Hart, John Moss, Samuel Harris, and Charles Humphries - 4 Black men who were victims of racial terror lynching. Our ceremony included a moving spoken word performance by the Auburn University Mosaic Theatre Company followed by a stirring rendition of "Deep River" sung by Kourtney Clay of the Auburn University Gospel Choir. Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller, Auburn Mayor Pro Tem Beth Witten, and Smiths Station Mayor Pro Tem Morris Jackson then read a proclamation officially marking the Day of Remembrance in Lee County. In the final portion of the ceremony, the winners of the 2022 high school racial justice essay contest, in partnership with NAACP Lee County Branch #5038, were announced. An essay by JaNiah Hoskins, an 11th grader from Smiths Station High School, won the 1st place prize. The essay explored Alabama's history of voter suppression as well as current struggles for voting rights. After the ceremony, a reception was held at the Museum of East Alabama in downtown Opelika.